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Gabriel Marcel's ethics of hope : evil, God, and virtue /
The idea of ''hope'' has received significant attention in the political sphere recently. But is hope just wishful thinking, or can it be something more than a political catch-phrase? This book argues that hope can be understood existentially, or on the basis of what it means to...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum,
2011.
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| Colección: | Continuum studies in continental philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The idea of ''hope'' has received significant attention in the political sphere recently. But is hope just wishful thinking, or can it be something more than a political catch-phrase? This book argues that hope can be understood existentially, or on the basis of what it means to be human. Under this conception of hope, given to us by Gabriel Marcel, hope is not optimism, but the creation of ways for us to flourish. War, poverty and an absolute reliance on technology are real-life evils that can suffocate hope. Marcel''s thought provides a way to overcome these negative experiences. An ethics. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 156 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1441198601 9781441198600 |