Abstract
Can anyone live without dreams or hopes? Can a people or social group live without hope or without a utopian horizon? Perhaps there are people living without dreams or hopes, but such lives become dull, without feeling, and without grace. To dream and have hopes are necessities almost as vital as eating and drinking, as we are biological and symbolic beings, and we need to discover a meaning and reason for living.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Copyright information
© 2011 Jung Mo Sung
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Sung, J.M. (2011). Introduction. In: The Subject, Capitalism, and Religion. New Approaches to Religion and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137001726_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137001726_1
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, New York
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-29836-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-00172-6
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy CollectionPhilosophy and Religion (R0)