Hope in a Democratic age : philosophy, religion, and political theory /

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 philos...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Mittleman, Alan
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
viii, 298 p.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-281) and indexes.
ISBN:
0191559229
9780191559228
0-19-170083-5
0-19-155922-9
9786612346446
0-19-160885-8
1-282-34644-X
Schlagworte:
Hope.
Hope > Religious aspects.
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