Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. THOMSON AND THE MATTER OF HIS BACKGROUND -- II. THOMSON AND RELIGIOUS PESSIMISM -- III. THOMSON AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF PESSIMISM -- IV. THOMSON AND EMOTIONAL PESSIMISM -- V. EXISTENTIAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT -- VI. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHYweiterlesen