On Reason and Hope: Plato, Pieper, and the Hopeful Structure of Reason

By Ryan M. Brown Communio: International Catholic Review - Summer '23 "[N]ot only is reason hopeful but it showcases fundamental hope, for it is convinced of the prospects of its fulfillment even when it does not (yet) see a way forward, even after being buffeted by setbacks and false trails." 1. Extrinsic Vs. Intrinsic Connections Between Reason and Hope (4:17) 2. The Status Viatoris (19:06) 3. Platonic Eros and the Status Viatoris (25:23) 4. The Status Viatoris and Hope (38:51) 5. The Nature of Platonic Philosophy (42:45 6. Meno's Despair (49:16) 7. Platonic Myth: An Implication of Hopeful Reason (56:52) 8. Presumption, Misology, and the Grounds for Reason's Hope (1:10:09) 9. Reason, Mystery, and Hope (1:35:56) 10. Postscript: Christian Philosophy (1:44:22)