Sentence examples for a pessimistic stance from inspiring English sources

At bottom, this is a pessimistic stance: if there is a prima facie structural resemblance between a mode of speech or thought and some ontological category, it is inferred, pessimistically, that the ontological category is an illusion, a matter of us projecting the structure of our language or thought into the world.

While Mr. Hambrecht kept a more pessimistic stance about the chemical industry's state than its peers during the economic crisis, he made a point of showing confidence about BASF's prospects.

But other contexts will certainly be more challenging.[27] More generally, Saul's account of bias-related doubt takes a strongly pessimistic stance toward the normativity of our unreflective habits.

Over the past few days, several U.S. opinion leaders have adopted a very pessimistic stance on the prospects of achieving meaningful federal climate policy in the United States or a deal in Copenhagen.

At the same time, in queer theory, there's been a long, at least 30-year conversation between an optimistic and pessimistic stance.

"Maybe your pessimistic stance is a defense against that shattering realization.

"But that's the pessimistic stance.

This pessimistic stance toward the sector leaves ample room for potential upgrades, which could add some lift to the steel group.

It was a pessimistic message.

Edelman strikes a pessimistic note.

But he concluded on a pessimistic note.