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Hopelessness as a Virtue

Hannah Arendt�s View of Evil and Natality

Hannah Arendt
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What is hope? Hope is commonly presented as a feeling—an expectation regarding a future that instills a sense of gladness. Whatever happens, things will somehow turn out well. Who would fail to appreciate being offered something that is hopeful? Yet the person who extends hope does not do so on the basis of some superior knowledge about what awaits another; rather, hope is a gesture of support, a performative speech act. By offering hope, one becomes implicated in a future that remains uncertain and uncontrollable for the recipient. In this sense, hope qualifies as a virtue: an attitude that promotes

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