A Philosophical Analysis of Hope

Waterworth, J.

Despite the familiarity of hope in human experience, it is a phenomenon infrequently considered from a philosophical point of view. This book charts the centrality of hope in thought and action from first, second and third person perspectives. From everyday situations to extreme circumstances of trial and endings in life, the contours of hope are given a phenomenological description and subjected to conceptual analysis. This consistently secular account of hope sheds a different light on questions of agency and meaning.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-12-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403904355

DOI: 10.1057/9780230506022

Dimensions: 203cm x127cm

Pages: 184