Anthropology and Philosophy

Sune Liisberg is an External Lecturer of philosophy of psychology and intercultural communication at Aarhus University. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy and the history of ideas in Aarhus in 2008, and has since published on a variety of topics primarily within the fields of existential philosophy and phenomenology.

“The dialogues within this volume are theoretically dense and ethnographically rich, each providing unique avenues of thought that would perhaps warrant books in themselves.” • Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale“While this book is seemingly aimed primarily at an anthropological audience, there exists a clear desire to make a contribution to both disciplines. As a result, this book is incredibly valuable for those interested in producing scholarship in either discipline, in addition to interdisciplinary work. Moreover, the dialogues that make up the majority of the text demonstrate the possibility, as well as the difficulty, of putting two importantly distinct disciplines in conversation with one another. It demonstrates the possibility of making explicit the intellectual companionship between anthropology and philosophy, ensuring that this text is a resource for both disciplines.” • Anthropology Book Forum“This volume is a serious, innovative, and patient attempt to meet disciplinary difference with candour, and to work beyond it; it is imbued with the sobriety and good faith of its contributors. It also upholds a kind of tradition in (what might now be termed) ‘thinking outside the box’ that characterises, certainly on the anthropological side of the fence, the work of some of the most innovative and inspirational figures.” • Anthropos“Anthropology & Philosophy: Dialogues on Trust and Hope is a thoughtful and thought-provoking read that is a significant and highly recommended addition to academic library Anthropology and Philosophy reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.” • Midwest Book Review

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Trust and Hope: An IntroductionEsther Oluffa Pedersen & Sune LiisbergDialogue I: Practical Philosophy and Hope as a Moral Project among African-AmericansCheryl Mattingly & Uffe Juul JensenJoint StatementWhat Can We Hope For? An Exploration in Cosmopolitan Philosophical AnthropologyCheryl Mattingly & Uffe Juul JensenDialogue II: Existential Anthropology and the Category of the NewMichael D. Jackson & Thomas Schwarz WentzerJoint StatementThe Reopening of the Gate of Effort: Existential Imperatives at the Margins of a Globalized WorldMichael D. JacksonThe Eternal Recurrence of the NewThomas Schwarz WentzerJoint AfterwordDialogue III: Intentional Trust in UgandaEsther Oluffa Pedersen & Lotte MeinertJoint StatementAn Outline of Interpersonal Trust and DistrustEsther Oluffa PedersenTricky Trust: Distrust as a Point of Departure and Trust as a Social Achievement in UgandaLotte MeinertDialogue IV: Trust, Ambiguity, and Indonesian ModernitySune Liisberg & Nils BubandtJoint StatementTrust in an Age of Inauthenticity: Power and Indonesian ModernityNils BubandtTrust as the Life Magic of Self-Deception: A Philosophical-Psychological Investigation into Tolerance of AmbiguitySune LiisbergDialogue V: Gift-Giving and Power between Trust and HopeSverre Raffnsøe & Hirokazu MiyazakiJoint StatementEmpowering Trust in the New: Trust and Power as CapacitiesSverre RaffnsøeHope in the Gift—Hope in SleepHirokazu MiyazakiDialogue VI: With Kierkegaard in AfricaAnders Moe Rasmussen & Hans LuchtJoint StatementSelf, Hope, and the Unconditional: Kierkegaard on Faith and HopeAnders Moe RasmussenKierkegaard in West Africa: Hope and Sacrifice in a Ghanaian Fishing VillageHans LuchtEpilogue: Anthropology and Philosophy in Dialogue?Anne Line Dalsgård & Søren Harnow KlausenNotes on Contributors