I show that accepting it can yield a rich account of two distinct ways in which we can lose hope: A person can lose hope either by ceasing to hope for a desired outcome (i.e., hopelessness) or …

2020年10月10日 · Hope is a fine companion—just not always a reliable one. And say what you will about Despair, but if nothing else, Despair is reliable. Call out for Despair, and Despair …

While a person in both cases lacks hope, the one who merely resigns him or herself regards the current level of pain as bearable. If you resign, you accept the hand you’ve been dealt, however...

2015年10月22日 · Kierkegaard characterizes the relation between despair and hope in two ways: as hopelessness, and as an unwillingness to hope. Using Aquinas’ account of hope and …

Hope is the expectation of a positive outcome despite the circumstances (Wikipedia, 2007). “Hope sees the unseen, and expects the impossible” (Hebrews 11.4). For patients, Penson and …

Hope vs despair refers to the contrasting emotional states where hope embodies optimism, belief in a positive future, and resilience, while despair represents a sense of hopelessness, futility, …

2024年1月25日 · My research shows that downward trends in hope are a key factor in the rising numbers of U.S. deaths of despair—a term that encompasses suicide, overdoses, and alcohol …

2023年11月1日 · Her work, published in new book The Power of Hope: How the Science of Well-Being Can Save Us from Despair, examines the knock-on effects of hope on different groups, …

2024年11月18日 · Hope is a possibility but not a guarantee. A possibility to try again. A chance to build what despair wants to destroy. Hope inspires action. It turns dreams into possibilities. …

For several reasons social ideologies are biased in favor of hope. First, and most obviously, hope can relieve suffering, so people naturally prefer it to despair, just as they prefer drugs that …