1st Edition

On Paul Ricoeur Narrative and Interpretation

Edited By David Wood Copyright 1991
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the later work of Paul Ricoeur, particularly his major work, Time and Narrative . The essays, including three pieces by Ricoeur himself, consider this important study, extending and developing the debate it has inspired. Time and Narrative is the finest example of contemporary philosophical hermeneutics and is one of the most significant works of philosophy published in the late... Read more
Frontispiece, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, 1 INTRODUCTION: INTERPRETING NARRATIVE, 2 LIFE IN QUEST OF NARRATIVE, 3 PHILOSOPHICAL ANTECEDENTS TO RICOEUR TIME AND NARRATIVE, 4 BETWEEN TRADITION AND UTOPIA: THE HERMENEUTICAL PROBLEM OF MYTH, 5 NARRATIVE AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXPERIENCE, 6 RICOEUR, PROUST AND THE APORIAS OF TIME, 7 GRAND NARRATIVES, 8 TEXT AND THE NEW HERMENEUTICS, 9 THE METAPHYSICS OF NARRATIVITY: TIME AND SYMBOL IN RICOEUR’S PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY, 10 DISCUSSION: RICOEUR ON NARRATIVE, 11 NARRATIVE IDENTITY, Index

Biography

David Wood