A Philosophical Analysis of Hope

Download or read book A Philosophical Analysis of Hope written by J. Waterworth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.