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This book analyses how and why we are living at a critical moment
in the history of human life on earth and explores how we find
grounds for the hopes that will enable us to address the challenges
and crises of our time. The author analyses hope both practically
and philosophically as a generative virtue to realistically discern
the situations in which we find ourselves, and imaginatively to
anticipate possibilities when the future is unknown and uncertain.
The author argues that hope is a mean between anomy,
disillusionment, and despair, on the one hand, and wishful
thinking, dreaming, and fanaticizing, on the other hand. The
book not only examines – and analyzes from a historical
perspective - the contemporary crises such as climate change,
environmental degradation and its effects such as the social costs
of these developments, but also further analyzes the character and
micro-dynamics of hope and how it makes a difference in how we
manage the crises which inevitably emerge. Though contemporary
crises are those we tend to focus on, the author also engages with
what is involved in a due regard for history and the relevance of a
sense of history for addressing the crises of our time. He shows us
what we can learn from revisiting some thoughtful reflections by
thinkers like Niebuhr, Jaspers, Camus, and Arendt. Finally, the
author shows us what is involved practically in anticipating
possibilities, by looking at hope as a social practice and noting
how hopeful people make a difference.
This book analyses how and why we are living at a critical moment
in the history of human life on earth and explores how we find
grounds for the hopes that will enable us to address the challenges
and crises of our time. The author analyses hope both practically
and philosophically as a generative virtue to realistically discern
the situations in which we find ourselves, and imaginatively to
anticipate possibilities when the future is unknown and uncertain.
The author argues that hope is a mean between anomy,
disillusionment, and despair, on the one hand, and wishful
thinking, dreaming, and fanaticizing, on the other hand. The book
not only examines - and analyzes from a historical perspective -
the contemporary crises such as climate change, environmental
degradation and its effects such as the social costs of these
developments, but also further analyzes the character and
micro-dynamics of hope and how it makes a difference in how we
manage the crises which inevitably emerge. Though contemporary
crises are those we tend to focus on, the author also engages with
what is involved in a due regard for history and the relevance of a
sense of history for addressing the crises of our time. He shows us
what we can learn from revisiting some thoughtful reflections by
thinkers like Niebuhr, Jaspers, Camus, and Arendt. Finally, the
author shows us what is involved practically in anticipating
possibilities, by looking at hope as a social practice and noting
how hopeful people make a difference.
This book examines the historical development of global ethics in
practice since WWII, looking at its philosophical and historical
significance, and the contemporary challenges it faces. Discover
how global rights practitioners have: Collaborated to draft codes
like the Geneva Conventions and Universal Declaration of Human
Rights Cooperated to establish and work thorough organisations like
the World Meteorological Society, the International Atomic Energy
Agency, Amnesty International and the Parliament of World Religions
to address serious global crises Fostered dialogue, respectful of
cultural differences, and committed to care for the earth and its
inhabitants.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
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