If something seems hopeless, we tend to find refuge in the "Principle of Hope". However, Ernst Bloch, the originator of this notion, did not long for failure but rather for fulfillment. His philosophy focuses on a humane society; his conceptual instruments aid in understanding human existence in its possibilities, not only with regard to society, but also with regard to art, religion and nature. This dictionary explains the most important guiding concepts of Bloch's philosophy of "concrete utopia".
Mit Beiträgen von:
Beat Dietschy; Heiko Hartmann; Wolfgang Fritz Haug; Hans Heinz Holz; Werner Jung; Achim Kessler; Gerd Koch; Silvia Mazzini; Hans-Ernst Schiller; Annette Schlemm; Volker Schneider; Johan Siebers; Francesca Vidal; Doris Zeilinger; Rainer Zimmermann; Peter Zudeick
Beat Dietschy, Bern, Schweiz; Doris Zeilinger, Ernst-Bloch-Assoziation, Nürnberg; Rainer E. Zimmermann, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, FH München und Universität Kassel.
"Nicht nur eine an Bloch interessierte Forschung wird das Wörterbuch mit Gewinn zu Rate ziehen."
Hans-Ulrich Fechler in: Die Rheinpfalz, 19.11.2012
