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How and why should hope play a key role in a twenty-first century democratic politics? Alan Mittleman offers a philosophical exploration of the theme, contending that a modern construction of hope as an emotion is deficient. He revives the medieval understanding of hope as a virtue, reconstructing this in a contemporary philosophical idiom. In this framework, hope is less a spontaneous reaction than it is a choice against despair; a decision to live with confidence and expectation, based on a rational assessment of possibility and a faith in the underlying goodness of life. In cultures shaped b.
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Genre |
: Hope |
Author |
: Alan L. Mittleman |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2009 |
File |
: 298 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191700835 |
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How and why should hope play a key role in a twenty-first century democratic politics? Alan Mittleman offers a philosophical exploration of the theme, contending that a modern construction of hope as an emotion is deficient. He revives the medieval understanding of hope as a virtue, reconstructing this in a contemporary philosophical idiom. In this framework, hope is less a spontaneous reaction than it is a choice against despair; a decision to live with confidence and expectation, based on a rational assessment of possibility and a faith in the underlying goodness of life. In cultures shaped by biblical teaching, hope is thought praiseworthy. Mittleman explores the religious origins of the concept of hope in the Hebrew Scriptures, New Testament, rabbinic literature and Augustine. He traces the roots of both the praise of hope, in Jewish and Christian thought, and the criticism of hope in Greco-Roman thought and in the tradition of philosophical pessimism. Arguing on behalf of a straightened, sober form of hope, he relates hope-as-a-virtue to the tasks of democratic citizenship. Without diminishing the wisdom found in tragedy, a strong argument emerges in favour of hope as a way of taking responsibility for the world. Drawing on insights from scriptural and classical texts, philosophers, and theologians - ancient and modern, Mittleman builds a compelling case for placing hope at the centre of democratic political systems.
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Genre |
: Religion |
Author |
: Alan Mittleman |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Release |
: 2009-07-02 |
File |
: 308 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780191608858 |
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As the new administration moved beyond its first year in office, Obama's politics of hope increasingly has been transformed into a politics of accommodation. To many of his supporters, his quest for pragmatism and realism has become a weakness rather than a strength. By focusing on those areas where Obama grounded his own sense of possibility, Giroux critically investigates the well-being and future of young people, including the necessity to overcome racial injustices, the importance of abiding by the promise of a democracy to come, and the indisputable value of education in democracy. Giroux shows why considerations provide the ethical and political foundations for enabling hope to live up to its promises, while making civic responsibility and education central to a movement that takes democracy seriously.
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: Henry A. Giroux |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Release |
: 2015-12-03 |
File |
: 194 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781317254003 |
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Genre |
: Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1895 |
File |
: 950 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105121155019 |
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: Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1895 |
File |
: 946 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: HARVARD:32044098316813 |
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Genre |
: Bibliography, National |
Author |
: Arthur James Wells |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2009 |
File |
: 1922 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105211722678 |
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Genre |
: American newspapers |
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1876 |
File |
: 232 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UIUC:30112057274828 |
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Genre |
: Political Science |
Author |
: Paul Bischoff |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1995 |
File |
: 34 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: IND:30000048090363 |
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Genre |
: American periodicals |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1887 |
File |
: 598 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: PRNC:32101065273862 |
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Genre |
: American newspapers |
Author |
: C.A. Cooke and Co |
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: |
Release |
: 1881 |
File |
: 244 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: MINN:31951002078927V |