The virtue of hope:

"This volume consists of eleven chapters on hope by practitioners of various disciplines, bringing together perspectives from literary theory, philosophy, black existentialist thought, psychology, theology, environmentalism, and education theory. There is broad agreement that hope is the desire...

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Weitere Verfasser: Snow, Nancy E. 1958- (HerausgeberIn), Gordon, Lewis R. 1962- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2024]
Schriftenreihe:The virtues: multidisciplinary perspectives
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Zusammenfassung:"This volume consists of eleven chapters on hope by practitioners of various disciplines, bringing together perspectives from literary theory, philosophy, black existentialist thought, psychology, theology, environmentalism, and education theory. There is broad agreement that hope is the desire for a future outcome and the belief that the outcome is attainable. Beyond these necessary conditions for hope, significant disagreement arises about sufficiency conditions. Moreover, is hope always a good in our lives? Does it make sense to hope for our environment in the face of radical climate change? Should people with histories of oppression hope, or would they be better served by other attitudes, such as commitment? How do theological perspectives on hope inform our lives? To be practically efficacious, should fantasies about hoped-for ends be tempered by an awareness of obstacles to their attainment? Upon what should we focus in order to hope well? What is the relation of hope to utopian thinking? These and other questions are explored in this unique collection"--
Beschreibung:xiv, 398 Seiten 21 cm
ISBN:9780190069582
9780190069575

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