Responsibility and the emergence of radical hope
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22434735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shir Shanun (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychoanalysis Self and Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2472-0038 • E-ISSN: 2472-0046 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/24720038.2026.2648535 |
| OpenAlex | W7140277703 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
In an atmosphere of othering, concepts of meaning and understanding become unimaginable. I argue that radical hope and commitment to responsibility support our experiences of intimate emotional connection in the face of otherness. The current socio-political atmosphere, conflict, hate, and persecution so pervasive in the United States during Donald Trump’s second term and in wars and conflicts around the world are present in the consultation room and may foreclose possibilities in thinking and imagining. Lear’s Radical Hope is a creative act of imagining unknown possibilities that we cannot yet grasp when concepts for thinking collapse. The emergence of radical hope is supported by Sartre’s concepts of commitment and responsibility. Field theory will help us elaborate this thesis to demonstrate the taking up of responsibility and the radical hope that follows.
GRASP · Persecution · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Thoughts on Narcissism and Narcissistic Rage
Owing and Being Owed
Radical Hope
Systems of pathological accommodation and change in analysis
Racism
Ontological Psychoanalysis in Clinical Practice
Transience and hope
The time of Nachträglichkeit and the afterlife of apartheid trauma
And Bomb or no Bomb, We, We Will Get to Rome”
Narrative Capacity
Interpretation
Having No Idea and Many Ideas at the Same Time
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |