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Why Being Optimistic Is a Moral Duty

Chad Hagen for The Chronicle Review

February 26, 2012 Premium content for subscribers. Subscribe Today

Maybe it's because my aging eyes are failing me, but I'm beginning to see the brighter side of life, and not just my little life but Life. Optimism represents a phase change for me. During adolescence, I was sometimes so gloomy that my mom called me...

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