TY - JOUR N2 - In the article I discuss Roger Scruton’s opposition between utopian optimism and anti- -utopian pessimism. I show how it connects with the concepts of politics of faith and politics of skepticism introduced by Michael Oakeshott. Then I explain the relationship between the attitude of skeptical moderation and philosophical realism. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/116183/PDF/2020-01-PFIL-03-Leszczynski.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/116183 PY - 2020 IS - No 1 EP - 36 DO - 10.24425/pfns.2020.132968 KW - R. Scruton KW - utopia KW - skepticism KW - realism A1 - Leszczyński, Damian PB - Komitet Nauk Filozoficznych PAN PB - Wydział Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego DA - 2020.06.18 T1 - Pessimism, skepticism and utopia. While reading Scruton SP - 27 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/116183 T2 - Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria ER -