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W07: Hoffnung, Verzweiflung und Zeitbezug Location: 23.21 U1.93 Dieser Workshop befasst sich mit Hoffnung, Verzweiflung und deren Zeitbezug. Menschliches Handeln ist konstitutiv auf eine kontingente Zukunft gerichtet, die man nie ganz in der Hand hat. Zu dieser Unverfügbarkeit kann man sich hoffend oder verzweifelnd verhalten, selten auch indifferent. Der Workshop will Natur und normative Dimension dieser Einstellungen thematisieren. | |
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No Need to Despair over the Standard Problem for the Standard Theory of Hope Goethe University According to the standard theory of hope, hope has two elements, a cognitive element and a conative element. It is now widely accepted that the standard theory of hope fails to distinguish hope from despair. In this talk, I will critically examine the focus theory of hope defended in Chignell (2023), which proposes a third element, the focus element, in order overcome this limitation of the standard theory. While promising, I will raise doubts about the focus theory of hope. Drawing on recent developments in zetetic epistemology, I propose an alternative understanding of the cognitive element. By reconceptualizing it in terms of inquisitive attitudes and question-settling, rather than beliefs about possibilities or probabilities, this revision delivers a variant of the standard account that can distinguish hope from despair without adding further elements. | |