Hope in a democratic age: philosophy, religion, and political theory
Auteur :
Mittleman, Alan
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199297153
Date de publication :
2 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
509 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A compelling new philosophical study of hope as a resource for the tasks of citizenship in a liberal, democratic society. It contends that the modern philosophical construction of hope as an emotion is deficient; it reconstructs the medieval understanding of hope as a virtue in a contemporary philosophical idiom.