From text to action : essays in Hermeneutics, II

Ric ur, Paul

ISBN 10: 0810109786 / ISBN 13: 9780810109780

Published by Evanston : Northwestern University Press, 1991

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Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvi, 346 pages ; 23 cm. Series; Northwestern University studies in phenomenology & existential philosophy. Notes; Translation from the French of: Du texte à l'action: Essais d'herméneutique, II, Editions du Seuil 1986. Contents; Part 1: For a Hermeneutical Phenomenology - 1. Phenomenology and Hermeneutics -- 2. The Task of Hermeneutics -- 3. The Hermeneutical Function of Distanciation -- 4. Philosophical Hermeneutics and Biblical Hermeneutics // Part 2: From the Hermeneutics of Texts to the Hermeneutics of Action - 5. What Is a Text? -- 6. Explanation and Understanding -- 7. The Model of the Text: Meaningful Action Considered as a Text -- 8. Imagination in Discourse and in Action -- 9. Practical Reason -- 10. Initiative // Part 3: Ideology, Utopia, and Politics - 11. Hegel and Husserl on Intersubjectivity -- 12. Science and Ideology -- 13. Hermeneutics and the Critique of Ideology -- 14. Ideology and Utopia -- 15. Ethics and Politics. Subjects; Criticism. Hermeneutics. Ideology. Herméneutique. Critique. Idéologie. Literary criticism. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From text to action : essays in Hermeneutics, II
• Publisher: Evanston : Northwestern University Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810109786
• ISBN 13: 9780810109780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

With his writings on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ideology, and religion, Paul Ricoeur has single-handedly redefined and revitalized the hermeneutic tradition. From Text to Action is an essential companion to the now 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 own 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 version of ideology critique.

About the Author

 Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is the author of numerous books, including History and Truth, The Conflict of Interpretations, From Text to Action, Freedom and Nature, and Husserl. These five titles are being reissued by Northwestern University Press with new forewords.

Kathleen Blamey has taught philosophy at California State University, Hayward, and the American University in Paris.

John B. Thompson is a professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge.