Paul Ricoeur
French philosopher whose work spans hermeneutics, narrative theory, and the philosophy of the self. Time and Narrative examines how stories give form to human experience; Oneself as Another analyzes personal identity. He was the most prolific and wide-ranging Continental philosopher of his generation.
Works
- Time and NarrativePhilosophical exploration of how narrative shapes human experience and historical understanding
- Oneself as AnotherHermeneutical investigation of selfhood, identity, and ethical responsibility toward the other
- Memory, History, ForgettingPhilosophical examination of collective memory, forgetting, and historical consciousness
- Freud and PhilosophyHermeneutic reading of Freud's concepts of the unconscious and symbolic interpretation
- The Symbolism of EvilPhilosophical study of evil, sin, and human culpability through symbolic analysis
- The Rule of MetaphorInvestigation of metaphor's role in meaning-making and philosophical understanding