Reading Group & Discussion: Existential Hope

​We'll be reading and discussing: Existential Hope.

​How do we sustain meaningful action when the future is uncertain, threatening or difficult to imagine? Is existential hope a useful framework for sustained action?

Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1850611/full

Definitions: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e14d5677-b98b-427b-a02c-d681351713c9/files/srx913r767

​Session Structure:

• ​18:00-18:10: Introductions - please arrive on time!

• ​18:10-18:50: silent paper reading (Please bring your own device to read on)

• ​18:50-19:30: group discussion

​Useful Links:

• ​Discussion doc - add your notes and questions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IkX9gzoFb4b1uJ5gjqXw4ymTmQZD_tgKoX7_DPwiAKc/edit?tab=t.vcldtq9t5u12

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