From Text to Action: Essays in Hermeneutics, II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780810123991)

Incredible originality of thought in areas as vast as phenomenology, religion, hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, intersubjectivity, language, Marxism, and structuralism has made Paul Ricoeur one of the philosophical giants of the twentieth century. The way in which Ricoeur approaches these themes makes his works relevant to the reader today: he writes with honesty and depth of insight into the core of a problem, and his ability to mark for future thought the very path of philosophical inquiry is nearly unmatched.

From Text to Action is an essential companion to the classic The Conflict of Interpretations. Here, Ricoeur continues and extends his project of constructing a general theory of interpretation, positioning his work in relation to its philosophical background: Hegel, Husserl, Gadamer, and Weber. He also responds to contemporary figures like K. O. Apel and Jürgen Habermas, connecting his own theorization of ideology to their critique of ideology.

This new edition includes a foreword by Richard Kearney. It and other new editions of Ricoeur's texts published by Northwestern University Press have joined the canon of contemporary continental philosophy and continue to contribute to emergent discussions in the twenty-first century.

Author: Paul Ricoeur
ISBN-10: 0810123991
ISBN-13: 9780810123991
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.36w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 4