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Zusatztext "Pellauer offers a dense, chronological summary...To get a sense of Ricoeur's body of work—essentially an evolving and complex philosophical anthropology - in Pellauer's compressed work is valuable...This volume is a good review for those who know the work of Ricoeur...Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above." -CHOICE Informationen zum Autor David Pellauer is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, USA. He is Editor of Philosophy Today and has translated many of Ricoeur's works into English. Klappentext A student guide to the work of the influential and important contemporary Continental thinker Paul Ricoeur, specifically focused on those themes, ideas and texts that prove particularly problematic and challenging for the student reader. Vorwort A student guide to the work of the influential and important contemporary Continental thinker Paul Ricoeur, specifically focused on those themes, ideas and texts that prove particularly problematic and challenging for the student reader. Zusammenfassung Paul Ricoeur was one of the giants of contemporary Continental philosophy. He also knew and drew upon the Analytic tradition. This title is a guide for anyone trying to reach a firm understanding of this important contemporary philosopher. It locates Ricoeur's output in its historical and intellectual context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Reading Ricoeur 2. Freedom and Nature 3. Ricoeur's Turn to Hermeneutics 4. The Fullness of Language and Figurative Discourse 5. Selfhood and Personal Identity 6. Memory, Recognition, Practical Wisdom Bibliography/Further Reading
