On Paul Ricoeur : the Owl of Minerva /

Kearney, Richard

On Paul Ricoeur : the Owl of Minerva / Richard Kearney. - v, 186 pages ; 24 cm. - Transcending boundaries in philosophy and theology . - Transcending boundaries in philosophy and theology. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178) and index.

Introduction : Ricoeur's philosophical journey -- Between phenomenology and hermeneutics -- Between imagination and language -- Between myth and tradition -- Between ideology and utopia -- Between good and evil -- Between poetics and ethics -- Myth as the bearer of possible worlds -- The creativity of language -- Universality and the power of difference -- Imagination, testimony and trust -- On life stories -- Select bibliography of works by Paul Ricoeur. Study 1. Study 2. Study 3. Study 4. Study 5. Study 6. Dialogue 1. Dialogue 2. Dialogue 3. Dialogue 4. Dialogue 5.

"Richard Kearney offers a critical engagement with the work of Paul Ricoeur. This book is aimed at a broad student readership as well as the general intelligent reader interested in knowing more about one of the most enduring major figures in contemporary continental philosophy."--BOOK JACKET.

0754650170 9780754650171 0754650189 9780754650188

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Ricœur, Paul

B2430.R554 / K43 2004

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