Paul Ricoeur: The Promise and Risk of Politics (20th Century Political Thinkers , No 100)

Dauenhauer, Bernard P.

ISBN 10: 084769237X / ISBN 13: 9780847692378

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paul Ricoeur: The Promise and Risk of Politics (20th Century Political Thinkers , No 100)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084769237X
• ISBN 13: 9780847692378
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Paul Ricoeur, with Rawls, Walzer, and Habermas as some of his main interlocutors, has developed a substantial and distinctive body of political thought. On the one hand, it articulates a rich conception of the paradoxical character of the domain of politics. On the other, it provides a fresh approach to such major topics as the relationship among politics, economics, and ethics and between concern for universal human rights and respect for cultural plurality. His work, rooted as it is in Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel, also provides resources for a fruitful rethinking of the issues at stake in the liberal-communitarian debate.

About the Author

Bernard P. Dauenhauer is professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. His most recent publications include Citizenship in a Fragile World (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1996).