Paul Ricoeur and the Task of Political Philosophy (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Lanham, MD, 2014

1498503543 / 9781498503549

Series: Book 1 of 26 - Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

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Paperback. This book discusses the political philosophy of Paul Ricoeur. More precisely, it offers a sustained engagement with Ricoeurs political thought in a way that demonstrates both the significance of the political in his own thinking throughout his career, and how Ricoeurs understanding of the political offers something valuable to current discussions in political philosophy. A second goal is to begin to fill a gap in Ricoeur studies and situate his work on political ethics more fully in contemporary discussions about political thought. In this way, Ricoeur can be seen as a figure pertinent to recent trends in political philosophy that make political thinking more realistic to the conditions for political life. The various essays in the book move along intersecting but different trajectories. First, as some of these essays attest, the concept of the political is a pervasive theme that runs throughout Ricoeurs corpus. In this way a theme throughout the book examines this notion of the political, as well as how it relates to his more well-known work in other areas. Second, and related, the historical understanding of perennial issues in political philosophy are most often updated by those standing in the lineage of those who have come before. As such, Ricoeurs hermeneutical orientation has moved him to engage contemporaries who attempt to think forward in various ways this tradition for current situations. Unlike most who engage in political thought, Ricoeur goes where others dare not, namely, to those who appear to be opponents but, as he shows, offer perspectives worth more consideration in the name of the best of political thinking. In this light, Ricoeurs hermeneutical orientation is again a unique framework for understanding the nature of political engagement, an orientation in what follows that highlights the ways that Ricoeur and a Ricoeurian perspective cross philosophical orientations to develop a unique understanding of political thought that is different. This book offers a sustained engagement with the political philosophy of Paul Ricoeur and demonstrates both the significance of the political in his own thinking throughout his career, and how his understanding of the political offers something valuable to current discussions of issues in political philosophy. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title
Paul Ricoeur and the Task of Political Philosophy (Paperback)
Author
Greg S. Johnson
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Lanham, MD
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2014
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Paperback
Language
English
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1498503543
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Series
Book 1 of 26: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

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