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- Aristotle’s treatment of hope in the context of his discussion of the virtue of courage has received some attention (Gravlee 2000; Lear 2006), as well as the role of hope in his practical philosophy in general (Kontos 2021a). On the one hand, Aristotle describes the relationship between hope and courage as a contrast.
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Mar 8, 2017 · Aristotle’s treatment of hope in the context of his discussion of the virtue of courage has received some attention (Gravlee 2000; Lear 2006), as well as the role of hope in his practical philosophy in general (Kontos 2021a).
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Jul 21, 2020 · Aristotle, like other ancient Greeks, had a complex view of hope. Because Aristotle is a key early source for virtue ethics, many later thinkers have used Aristotelian models to describe hope as a virtue. However, Aristotle himself does not consider hope in this way.
- G. Scott Gravlee
- gravlegs@mountunion.edu
- 2020
Nov 10, 2014 · Hope is the dream of a waking man. —Aristotle. HOPE can be defined as the desire for something combined with an anticipation of it happening. In short, hope is the anticipation of something desired.
Jul 21, 2020 · The chapter then reviews Aristotle’s discussions of confidence, hope, and courage, observing that although Aristotle does not mention hope as a virtue, he does note its importance to human...
Oct 8, 2020 · Aristotle addresses the future-directedness and luck-awareness embedded in our moral lives by offering an account of what he calls ‘good hope’ or hoping-well – by which he does not mean to suggest that hope is a virtue of character (êthikê aretê).
- Pavlos Kontos
- 2021
This paper explores the concept of hope in Aristotle’s philosophy. First, I note that Aristotle contrasts hopefulness with the virtue of courage, although hopefulness can be a source of courage in some contexts, because hopefulness can create confidence.
The chapter then reviews Aristotle’s discussions of confidence, hope, and courage, observing that although Aristotle does not mention hope as a virtue, he does note its importance to human agency and deliberation and as a foundation for the further development of virtue.