The idea of 'hope' has received significant attention in the political sphere recently. But is hope just wishful thinking, or can it be something more than a po

I hope that this book will be widely read, and I especially commend it to four classes of persons: I. For myself I have come across nothing more important than

Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973) stands outside the traditional canon of twentieth-century French philosophers. Where he is not simply forgotten or overlooked, he is

What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? In How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it pr

Few reference works in philosophy have articles on hope. Few also are systematic or large-scale philosophical studies of hope. Hope is admitted to be important