How We Hope: A Moral Psychology
by Adrienne Martin /
2013 / English / EPUB
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What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? In
What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? InHow We Hope
How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of
hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function
in our practical lives. She contends that hoping for an outcome
means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as
justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated
reflective and conceptual capacities.
, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of
hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function
in our practical lives. She contends that hoping for an outcome
means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as
justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated
reflective and conceptual capacities.
Martin develops this original perspective on hope--what she calls
the "incorporation analysis"--in contrast to the two dominant
philosophical conceptions of hope: the orthodox definition, where
hoping for an outcome is simply desiring it while thinking it
possible, and agent-centered views, where hoping for an outcome
is setting oneself to pursue it. In exploring how hope influences
our decisions, she establishes that it is not always a positive
motivational force and can render us complacent. She also
examines the relationship between hope and faith, both religious
and secular, and identifies a previously unnoted form of hope:
normative or interpersonal hope. When we place normative hope in
people, we relate to them as responsible agents and aspire for
them to overcome challenges arising from situation or character.
Martin develops this original perspective on hope--what she calls
the "incorporation analysis"--in contrast to the two dominant
philosophical conceptions of hope: the orthodox definition, where
hoping for an outcome is simply desiring it while thinking it
possible, and agent-centered views, where hoping for an outcome
is setting oneself to pursue it. In exploring how hope influences
our decisions, she establishes that it is not always a positive
motivational force and can render us complacent. She also
examines the relationship between hope and faith, both religious
and secular, and identifies a previously unnoted form of hope:
normative or interpersonal hope. When we place normative hope in
people, we relate to them as responsible agents and aspire for
them to overcome challenges arising from situation or character.
Demonstrating that hope merits rigorous philosophical
investigation, both in its own right and in virtue of what it
reveals about the nature of human emotion and motivation,
Demonstrating that hope merits rigorous philosophical
investigation, both in its own right and in virtue of what it
reveals about the nature of human emotion and motivation,How
We Hope
How
We Hope offers an original, sustained look at a largely
neglected topic in philosophy.
offers an original, sustained look at a largely
neglected topic in philosophy.