Hope without Optimism

Hope without Optimism
Author :
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 168
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780813937359
ISBN-13 : 0813937353
Rating : 4/5 (353 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Hope without Optimism by : Terry Eagleton

Download or read book Hope without Optimism written by Terry Eagleton and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his latest book, Terry Eagleton, one of the most celebrated intellects of our time, considers the least regarded of the virtues. His compelling meditation on hope begins with a firm rejection of the role of optimism in life’s course. Like its close relative, pessimism, it is more a system of rationalization than a reliable lens on reality, reflecting the cast of one’s temperament in place of true discernment. Eagleton turns then to hope, probing the meaning of this familiar but elusive word: Is it an emotion? How does it differ from desire? Does it fetishize the future? Finally, Eagleton broaches a new concept of tragic hope, in which this old virtue represents a strength that remains even after devastating loss has been confronted. In a wide-ranging discussion that encompasses Shakespeare’s Lear, Kierkegaard on despair, Aquinas, Wittgenstein, St. Augustine, Kant, Walter Benjamin’s theory of history, and a long consideration of the prominent philosopher of hope, Ernst Bloch, Eagleton displays his masterful and highly creative fluency in literature, philosophy, theology, and political theory. Hope without Optimism is full of the customary wit and lucidity of this writer whose reputation rests not only on his pathbreaking ideas but on his ability to engage the reader in the urgent issues of life. Page-Barbour Lectures

Hope without Optimism Related Books

Hope without Optimism
Language: en
Pages: 168
Authors: Terry Eagleton
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-09 - Publisher: University of Virginia Press

GET EBOOK

In his latest book, Terry Eagleton, one of the most celebrated intellects of our time, considers the least regarded of the virtues. His compelling meditation on
From Optimism to Hope
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jonathan Sacks
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2025-05-08 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

A newly designed edition of this collection of Jonathan Sacks' favourite "Thoughts for the Day". Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was a regular voice frequently heard on th
The Science of Optimism and Hope
Language: en
Pages: 462
Authors: Martin E. P. Seligman
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Human Kinetics 1

GET EBOOK

Optimism and hope are not random feelings; they can be conscious choices. Martin E.P. Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, is on
Hope Is a Verb
Language: en
Pages: 218
Authors: Emily Ehlers
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-14 - Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

GET EBOOK

Amid political, social, and environmental anxieties, the need for humor, hope, and meaningful action has never been greater. Hope Is a Verb is the beautifully s
Future Tense
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Jonathan Sacks
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-20 - Publisher: Schocken

GET EBOOK

One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surr