From Text to Action : Essays in Hermeneutics II Paperback / softback
by Paul Ricoeur
Part of the Continuum Impacts series
Paperback / softback
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This book will be useful to those coming to the field of hermeneutics for the first time, as well as those already familiar with Ricoeur's work.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."The Continuum Impacts" are seminal works by the finest minds in contemporary thought, including Adorno, Badiou, Derrida, Heidegger and Deleuze.
They are works of such power that they changed the philosophical and cultural landscape when they were first published and continue to resonate today. They represent landmark texts in the fields of philosophy, popular culture, politics and theology.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:360 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:13/11/2008
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- ISBN:9780826443953
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:360 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:13/11/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826443953
