Kansas Professor Shares Collection Of Hope

Tonight we wanted to share news regarding an upcoming collection of academic essays merely because it's hilarious that so many denizens of the political discourse have openly derided the idea of "hope" and its appeal to voters and the human spirit. Turns out that 2024 was the year where an overwhelming majority of the electorate favored vengeance. The punchline: Neither promises of hope nor revenge will garner anything tangible for anybody who bothered to cast a ballot.

Still . . . This bit of scholarship caught our attention . . . 

“Hope occupies this interesting space between something that is certain and something that is impossible,” said Nancy Snow, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas.

She is the editor of a new book titled “The Virtue of Hope.” This volume features 11 chapters by noted scholars from different disciplines each providing a unique perspective on this familiar but problematic concept. It’s published by Oxford University Press.

“We talk about hope with such nonchalance sometimes. When you get into the nitty-gritty of it, trying to pin down precisely what it is becomes really difficult. I think hope should be tethered to reality. This means we need to have realistic hopes; it doesn’t mean they can’t be extensive,” Snow said.

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Virtue of hope

A new book gathers noted scholars from different disciplines to provide a unique perspective on the qualities and expectations that hope offers.