Gabriel Marcel's Ethics of Hope: Evil, God and Virtue

by Jill Graper Hernandez

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441196277
• ISBN13: 9781441196279
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"