Imagining Hope. Viewing a Powerful Social Practice through the Systemic Perspective

This paper aims to scrutiny through the lenses of philosophy the systemic profile of hope, with a particular focus on its effectiveness. Building upon an expanded definition of the anthropological experience, the author will argue that hope is not inherently incompatible with knowledge, particularly practical knowledge, given its association with the comprehension of the means that give rise to action intention (Anscombe, 1957). From a systemic perspective, the strategic foresight of hope can be elucidated as the response of mind-brain interrelation, according to the dissipative quantum model. The mind (the Double, Vitiello, 2019) suggests the brain's vision of the action to be taken through a main specific engine, which is imagination. This framework not only identifies the temporal texture of hope, which is perpetually suspended between the future and the past, but also demonstrates the profound impact of hope on the environment in which the who hopes is situated. Rather than being an individualistic experience, hope can be philosophically viewed as a powerful social practice that enhances the collective reservoir of the good.