Paul Ricoeur: The Hermeneutics of Action

220 Pages·1996·3.57 MB·English

by  Richard M. Kearney

PAULR ICOEUR
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PHILOSOPH&Y S OCIALC RITICISM
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shiaps i ta ffecctosn tempordairsyc ourBseoso.k si nt hes eriaerse a imeda t
ani nternatiaoundaile ncfeo,c usionngc ontempordaerbya tiensp hilosophy
and ethicpso,l itiacnsd sociatlh eoryf,e minislma,w ,c rititchaelo ry,
postmodernainsdmh ermeneutics.
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PAUL RICOEUR
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Previoupsulbyl isahsea dS peciIasls uoeft hej ournal
PhilosaonpdSh oyc iCarli ticvoilsumm2,e1 ( 1959),
number 5/6.
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Contents
RICHARD KEARNEY
Introduction 1
PartIE :s saybsy P auRli coeur
PAURLI COEUR
Reflecotnai n oenwes t hfoosEr u rope 3
Fragainlrdie tsyp onsibility 15
Lovaen jdu stice 23
PartII :Es safyosPr a uRli coeur
PETEKRE MP
Ricobeeutrw eHeeni degagneLder v inas 41
DOMENIJCEOR VOLINO
GadamaenrRd i cooenut rhh ee rmeneoufpt riacxsi s 63
JEAGNR EISCH
Testimaonndayt testation 81
MARAR AINWATER
RefiguRriicnogen uarr:r aftoiravcneecd o mmuniceatthiivces 99
BERNHAWRADL DENFELS
Thoet haenrtd h feo reign 111
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EDPIUCCI
Histaonrytd hqeu estoifio dne nKtaintAtyr,:e nRditc,o eur 125
JOSEPDHU NNE
Beyosnodv ereaingddne tcyo nstrtuhcsett ioorsnie:el df 137
DAVIRDA SMUSSEN
Rethinskuibnjge cntairvriatitydi:ev naetn itdth yse e lf 159
RICHARD KEARNEY
Narratiimvaeg inbaettiwoenee:tn h iacnpsdo etics 173
ParIItIR :e vieesws ays
GARYM ADISON
Ricoaenutdr h peo li(tUincdacelor n sidePraautRlii ocno:e ur's
LectuIrA:eu st oduupr o litique) 191
ROBERDT. SWEENEY
LectuIIra ensda s urveoyfr eceRnitc opeuubrl ic(aUtnidoenrs
considePraautRlii ocno:eL uerc'tsuII r:Lea Cs o tnr edee s
philosoapnhrdee sc epnutb licbaytL i.Eo .Hn ash (ne dS..C) l,a Pr.k ,
S.A nderWs.oJ n.E, l laonsd SCc.h rag) 195
DAVITDR ACY
Ricoepuhri'lso sojpohuircniaetilysm : p ofrortre li(gUinodne r
considePraautRlii ocno:eL uerc'tsuII rIAe:us xf rontdieel rae s
philosophie) 201
WILLIRAIMC HARDSON
OlivMioenrg iPna'uRsli coeur 205
INDEX 209
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In troudct oin
Thes horrtoeustte sfetrloosf me ltfh riostu hgoeht hTehri.s doifc tum
PauRli coeeuxrp rehsiscsee sn tcroanlv ictthiatothn se e ilsfn ever
enougihsn, e vseurf ficuinetinott s ,be ulctfo nstasneteolkuysst i gns
and sigmneaalnsii nntog hfo e t her.
HencRei coeruers'uostl er efuosfat lh ei deatleimsptt a-tion
extendfrionHmge getloH ussaenrdlS art-rteor edubceei tnog
being-fsocri-ocuosHnneenscasel. s hoi rse nuncioaft it'ohsneht o r
routteob' e inagd,v anbcyeH de idegogueotr fc, o mmitmteotn hte
'lnogr ouotefm' u ltiheprlmee ndeeuttoiucr s therxotuegrhi otrhiet ies
ofs ense, inisntc aunlttisuaortceei,dpe otlyi,t ics,a ndtr heel igion
humasnc ienTcheiss. barnadov fet,ae rn duous, isfo uprttihoenr
exempliinfiR eidc oeruers'ostl ovk ee eepx isteunntdiearls tanding
(eVreshteinnd) i agluowei tshc ienetxipfilca n(aetlriakorn-e bnyw) a y
ofd eepensicnige nced elainmdi otnitnogl oNgoy a.p proach to
meanicnagdn i spewnistdehe toCuorn.s ciomuussnptea sstssh rough
thuen consc(itohsuees m anotfid cess iirnet)u;i tthiroonuc grhi tical
interpr(ehtmeaertnieounot fi cssu s)pr;ie caistoohnnr oulgahun agge
(ilngusi;)sa tnidc reflectiimoang itnh(arptooiueo)gtn.hi cs
Ricoehuerr'msue tniec daertiousulert si moautotef alfi yd eltiot y
ano ntolwohgiyci hn, fitnheaa ln alymsuisastl, w aryesm ain 'trun­
cate-dp'r ovistieonntaalat,t i avsreka, t htehraa nf aaictc omap li,
wagerra thtehra an p ossesTshiioisns w. h yR icoecuorm pares
ontoltoog pyar omisewdh ilcahno dnc labyneg limpbseefdo re dying,
bunte voecrc upaisse udc Thh.e woafay p proprmiuastatil ownag yos
througwha yto hfde i sappropTrhiearitesni oob ne.l onegxicnegp t
throudgihs tantTihaest eicloafnn o. n lrye triitesvteehl rfo utghhe
exodoufso neself-asB-uattn hoirtseh teuorrf.n s(emlofti oi) t self
(soi-maelmsceoa) r rwiietisht aadnd itcihoanraaglc e a:tl ola ction.
Thifisn aaln sweryao bfsi eltliooft t hiersre gisitnRe irceode wuorr'ks
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respolnisttiyobo ithesru ffearnedsr us ppliBcoatnfhto sr.m osf
summopnose,t aincedat lh iecxatlea,nl do tnhgae s ymptloitnoiefacs n
intermhionraibtzlohenao ,tfa no ntoloofag cyt ion.
Int heh eeolft heh unitt,i sp robatbrluyte os ayt hatth e
fundamdeenitsarae lts rkee tcihnRe idc oepuhre'nso moegnoyof wl ill,
findistt se rimna no nltoogdia'eg iwrh,e rtehh ee rmenseuubtjiec ct
returns ftor oamc tteixotn .
Thec urrceonltl eocpteinwosin t thh rreeec eensts abyyPs a ul
Ricoeeuarce,hp itomhiizcsio nngc teora np phleyr menetuott hiec s
practfiiecladlj uosft riecsep,o intsayin bdpi olliTthiecs su.b sequent
essaiyns t Fhetissscf htar rdier awlna rgferloaym confmearreknicneg
Ricoe8u0trh' sb irhtehliddnNa ayp lienMs a y1 99T3h.re e vieesws ays
int hfien al speactytr iiobnbu ywt aey o fc ritical coomnam entaries
numboefrr eceRnitc oepuurb licamtoisootfn w sh,i ch are not yet
availianb lEen gFliinsaIhlw .lo yu,l d ltihkaeDn aktv oiR da smussen
fokri ndilnyv imteit nogs erveg ueaessdt i tooftr h iiss sDueeb,r a
Mattefsoorn here deixtpoerrita l aansds cioosfut rtashnveeca er,i ous
conturtiotbrots h viosl uTmheef. a tchtat th ecsoen trihbauitlo rfsr om
ninef edricefonut nt(raCineasdD ae,n maFrrka,n Gceer,m aGnrye,a t
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a telliinndgi coaftt ohrei nternaitmipoonarantld i nflueonfc e
Ricoeur's work.
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knowiwnhga nte wi nstitcuatnri eosnpsot noa d p olitical situation
whiciht iswesil tfh poruetc edent.
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ethical anadc tsipvoiifrit initdeuisav li idnutaellsl,ae ncdtc uuall­s
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other religiousc adcneo nntormtiiobntu ahttieis o npisom,lai gtiinc­al
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sovereiing nstuyp papo orlti etoniftc wiahtliy c ehn tiisur nerleya lized
canb es uccesasttf huefl o rmlaelv oeflp olitaincdja ulir dical
institwuittihoonuswt i tltolih mep lemtehnettsr ea nsdfeerrisvi tisn g
initifartocimhv aen ogfea st tiitnut dhee eotfh oisn digvrioduupasl s,
and peoples.
Thep roblifesam m ielnioaurTg ahk.e ansa whioitls em aat toefr
combining a'ni'ddla etnetraiitntt uyym''e rloeuvste hlawsti ll tnoe ed
bed istingWuhiasthw eem do.s dte sperlaatceaklr yem odeolfs
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