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The Hermeneutics of Hope in Western Philosophy and African (Igbo) Ontology

The Hermeneutics of Hope in Western Philosophy and African (Igbo) Ontology

The Covid-19 pandemic has generated a level of despair and discomfort for different people (students and staff). There are concerns about the meaning of life in the face of health threats, the quality of socialization and public service culture, about efficient educational and pedagogical approaches, impersonal online economic transactions, and relatively diminished community engagements or human persons’ solidarity. Despite the success in the vaccination of people, there have been some unseen/unknown conditions of suffering or concerns among people. One of the concerns we may share is the hopelessness of isolation and loneliness, and the rise of depression activated by the pandemic. Are there options to move away from despair and other psychological health challenges to a condition of hope and rehabilitation or human well-being? In moving away from despair, one of the positive effects of Covid-19 was the resurgence of a culture of hope and strength. Diverse peoples and cultures have expressed their perspectives on feeling of strength, the strength to carry on, especially after having experienced the death of many loved ones and family members. Some have lost colleagues and predictable organized ways of life, while workplace collegialities have since been modified by the Zeitgeist. In an atmosphere of diverse or intercultural expressions of hope, we have proposed a conference on The Hermeneutics of Hope in Western Philosophy and African (Igbo) Ontology.

This conference will discuss several questions like the following:

  • When the human routine life is affected by natural or human-made catastrophes, what would be the alternatives to ordinary life?
  • Is hope really a theological virtue? How efficient does hope function in a condition of discomfort?
  • What is hope? And, how does it work with or without optimism, and confidence?
  • Why the common sense understanding wishes and hopes turn the life people to a more bewildering cycle of disappointment, suffering, and hardship?
  • How do African Igbo Ontology and Theological Hope articulate hope and being or hoping and being?

Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department and PULSE Program

Please register to attend:  http://bit.ly/3WLRgPa

Dial-In Information

To attend virtually, please register to receive a zoom link.

Friday, February 17 at 8:00am to 7:30pm

Corcoran Commons, The Heights Room
Corcoran Commons, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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Conference

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Innovation & Research, Ethics & Leadership, Civic Engagement, Global

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University Calendar, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

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http://www.bc.edu/ila/events

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Philosophy, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
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#ila

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The Institute for the Liberal Arts, Philosophy Department and PULSE Program

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anozies@bc.edu

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Public, Registration required

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