From Text to Action: Essays in Hermeneutics - Softcover

Ricoeur, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0485300648 ISBN 13: 9780485300642

Publisher: 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).

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About the Author

Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is the author of numerous books, including History and Truth, The Conflict of Interpretations, From Text to Action, Freedom and Nature, and Husserl. These five titles are being reissued by Northwestern University Press with new forewords. Kathleen Blamey has taught philosophy at California State University, Hayward, and the American University in Paris. John B. Thompson is a professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0485300648
• ISBN 13: 9780485300642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400