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It may be said that one does not become uniquely human unless and until one confronts the fact of one’s mortality. For present purposes, I will assume that if this is indeed necessary, then such a confrontation will be deemed to have been successfully negotiated. I will assume that the beings I begin with are already human beings, in this sense. The question I will then pose concerns what kind of difference hope makes to human beings who suffer various trials; trials that are inflicted by people upon other persons.
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© 2004 Jayne M. Waterworth
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Waterworth, J.M. (2004). Meaning in Life: Confronted by Suffering. In: A Philosophical Analysis of Hope. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230506022_5
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