The Just

The essays in this book contain some of Paul Ricoeurs most fascinating ruminations on the nature of justice and the law. His thoughts ranging across a number of topics and engaging the work of thinkers both classical and contemporary, Ricoeur offers a series of important reflections on the juridical and the philosophical concepts of right and the space between moral theory and politics.

About the author

Paul Ricoeur is the John Nuveen Professor Emeritus in the Divinity School, the Department of Philosophy, and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.
David Pellauer is a professor of philosophy at DePaul University.

Summary

The essays in this collection grew out of a series of invited lectures given in France on the nature of justice and the law. They represent a reflection on the relationship of the juridical and the philosophical concept of right, situated between moral philosophy and politics.

Product details

• Authors: Ricoeur, Paul Ricoeur, Paul (Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris X and at the University of Chicago) Ricoeur
• Assisted by: David Pellauer (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2003
• EAN: 9780226713403
• ISBN: 978-0-226-71340-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 232 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries