Hope Under Oppression

ISBN-13: 9780197563571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 232 str.

Katie Stockdale

Recenzje

Hope is often a balm and an inspiration but sometimes a lure or a trap. It can serve as a lifeline or as a lever for exploitation. What terms of assessment, then, can we bring to our hopes? Stockdale's illuminating book maps the complexities of hope in our personal, social, and political situations as individuals and members of groups. She situates the dynamic role of hope in a larger landscape of potent human emotions, including anger, bitterness, and varieties of faith - spiritual faith, faith in humanity, and moral faith -- that can sustain us. Using real and arresting examples, Stockdale spurs a wide, deep, and inclusive conversation about the value and risks of hope.

O autorze

Katie Stockdale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. Her research is currently on the nature, value, and role of emotions in moral, social, and political life.