Developing a Concept of Hope from a Human Science Perspective

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Abstract
This article explores concept development from a human science perspective and uses concept inventing, a method described by Parse, for developing the concept of hope as inspired by the Taiwanese folk song“Mending a Torn Fish Net.”The synthesized definition is hope is resolute picturing of the possibles amid the restrictions-opportunities of communion-aloneness while creatively metamorphosing. This definition is explicitly connected to the three principles of Parse’s theory of human becoming. Reflections on research and practice are provided.