From Text to Action: Essays in Hermeneutics - Couverture souple

Ricoeur, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0485300648 ISBN 13 : 9780485300642

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2000

Synopsis

This collection of essays is a sequel to Ricoeur's earlier volume, "The Conflict of Interpretations: Essays in Hermeneutics 1" (1969, English edition 1989, Athlone). "From Text to Action" follows an original line of thought, passing from phenomenology to hermeneutics (defined by Ricoeur as "the general theory of interpretation") and from the hermeneutics of the text to the hermeneutics of action. It draws on the thought of Dilthey, Heidegger and Gadamer and incorporates ideas from the Social Sciences, the Philosophy of Language and Political Philosophy. The author, Paul Ricoeur, is a leading French thinker in the philosophy of language. His translated works include "The Symbolization of Evil" (1969) and "The Conflict of Interpretations" (Athlone, 1989).

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and the University of Paris X, Nanterre, and a leading figure in twentieth-century French philosophy.
From Text to Action provides an invaluable companion to Ricoeur's classic text, The Conflict of Interpretations. Here he further develops his general theory of interpretation in relation to his own philosophical background and influences: Hegel, Husserl, Gadamer and Weber. This is a hugely important work from a key figure in contemporary philosophy that will be of interest to those starting out in the field of hermeneutics, as well as those already familiar with Ricoeur's work.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Ricoeur was a leading French thinker best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutic interpretation. His first major work was Philosophy of Will published in the UK in 1980.  Other translated works include The Symbolization of Evil and The Conflict of Interpretations.  Born in 1913 he was a professor at Nanterre and Strasbourg.  In 2004, he was awarded the second John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences (shared with Jaroslav Pelikan).  Ricoeur died in 2005.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0485300648
• ISBN 13: 9780485300642
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
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• Personne responsable: non disponible