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How We Hope: A Moral Psychology
Adrienne Martin
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Description for How We Hope: A Moral Psychology
Hardback. Presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. This title contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? In How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. She contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Martin develops this original perspective on hope--what she calls the "incorporation analysis"--in contrast to the two dominant philosophical conceptions of hope: the orthodox definition, where hoping for an outcome is simply desiring it while thinking it possible, and agent-centered ... Read more
What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? In How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. She contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Martin develops this original perspective on hope--what she calls the "incorporation analysis"--in contrast to the two dominant philosophical conceptions of hope: the orthodox definition, where hoping for an outcome is simply desiring it while thinking it possible, and agent-centered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151526
SKU
V9780691151526
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About Adrienne Martin
Adrienne M. Martin is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for How We Hope: A Moral Psychology
"Inspired by her work with terminally ill cancer patients, Martin provides a valuable analysis of hope that makes excellent use of the tools of analytic philosophy, recent work in neuropsychology, and the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Gabriel Marcel."
Choice "[A] short but substantial tome... Anyone who is interested in the ethics of hope will find a great deal of valuable ... Read more
Choice "[A] short but substantial tome... Anyone who is interested in the ethics of hope will find a great deal of valuable ... Read more