Companion to Ricoeur''s the Symbolism of Evil

Paul Ricoeur's most widely read book, The Symbolism of Evil, examines the structure of a will that has succumbed to evil and discloses its meaning through a study of symbols and myths. This edited collection explores a wide range of themes that resonate with topics in contemporary philosophy and religion.

Table des matières

Introduction to The Symbolism of Evil

Scott Davidson

Part I: Reflections on Evil and Its Primary Symbols

Chapter 1: The Question of Evil

Jérôme Porée

Chapter 2: The Ambiguity of Flesh

Adam J. Graves

Chapter 3: Ricoeur's Phenomenological Hermeneutics of Sin

Marc-Antoine Vallée

Chapter 4: On the Servile Will

Daniel Frey

Part II: The Secondary Symbolics of Evil: Religious Ritual, Metaphor, and Myth

Chapter 5: Why Religious Symbols? Accounting for an Unfashionable Approach

Petruschka Schaafsma

Chapter 6: Wagering for a Second Naïveté? Tensions in Ricoeur's Account of the

Symbolism of Evil

Christina M. Gschwandtner

Chapter 7: Between Barth and Eliade: Ricoeur's Mediation of the Word and the Sacred

Brian Gregor

Chapter 8: Metaphor as Dynamic Myth in Ricoeur

Colby Dickinson

Chapter 9: Salvation as Knowledge: Ricoeur's Reading of Plato

Scott Davidson

Part III: What Does the Symbol Give?

Chapter 10: The Symbol Gives Rise to Race

Nathan D. Pederson

Chapter 11: The Symbol Gives Rise to Theology: A Poetics of Theology

Dan R. Stiver

Chapter 12: The Symbol Gives Rise to Faith (Perhaps): Theopoetics and the Gift of a Second Naiveté

B. Keith Putt

About the Contributors

A propos de l'auteur

Edited by Scott Davidson - Contributions by Scott Davidson; Colby Dickinson; Daniel Frey; Adam J. Graves; Brian Gregor; Christina M. Gschwandtner; Nathan D. Pederson; Jérôme Porée; B. Keith Putt; Petruschka Schaafsma; Dan R. Stiver and Marc-Antoine Vallée

Résumé

Paul Ricoeur’s most widely read book, The Symbolism of Evil, examines the structure of a will that has succumbed to evil and discloses its meaning through a study of symbols and myths. This edited collection explores a wide range of themes that resonate with topics in contemporary philosophy and religion.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Scott Davidson, Scott (Oklahoma City University Usa) Davidson
• Collaboration: Scott Davidson (Editeur), Scott (Oklahoma City University Usa) Davidson (Editeur), Davidson Scott (Editeur)
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781498587143
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8714-3
• Pages: 246
• Thèmes: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur; Studies in the Thought of Paul
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie; RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion, Literature: history & criticism, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Literature: history and criticism, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -