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Discovering the virtue of hope.
- Source :
- European Journal of Philosophy; Sep2020, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p740-754, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper asks whether there is a moral virtue of hope, and if so, what it is. The enterprise is motivated by a historical asymmetry, namely, that while Christian thinkers have long classed hope as a theological virtue, it has not traditionally been classed as a moral one. But this is puzzling, for hoping well is not confined to the sphere of religion; and consequently, we might expect that if the theological virtue is structurally sound, there will be a secular, moral analogue. This paper proposes that there is such an analogue and that it is closely linked to the everyday notion of "having your priorities straight," a phenomenon which is naturally understood in terms of the attitude of hope. It turns out that the priorities model provides an abstract way of characterizing a central but underexplored virtue, one which can be developed in secular or theological ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHRISTIANITY
HOPE
THEOLOGY
RELIGION
SECULARISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146649485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12518