A Companion to Ricoeur's The Symbolism of Evil (Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498587143 ISBN 13: 9781498587143

Verlag: Lexington Books, 2020

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The Symbolism of Evil is the final book in Ricoeur's early trilogy on the will. While Freedom and Nature sets aside normative questions altogether and Fallible Man examines the question of what makes the bad will possible, here Ricoeur takes up the question of evil in its actuality. What is the nature of the will that has succumbed to evil? The question of evil resists reflection and remains inscrutable, leading Ricoeur to proceed indirectly through a study of the abundant resources contained in symbols and myths. Symbols, as Ricoeur famously says, "give rise to thought" and thereby open up a field of meanings which help to inform a philosophical reflection on evil. This hermeneutics of symbols signals an important shift in Ricoeur's philosophical trajectory, which increasingly turns to language and the various forms of discourse which harbor multiple meanings. The contributors to this volume, edited by Scott Davidson, highlight a wide range of important themes in Ricoeur's treatment of the symbolics of evil that resonate with current topics in contemporary philosophy and religion.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Scott Davidson is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Rhetoric at Oklahoma City University.

Colby Dickinson is Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola University Chicago, USA.

Colby Dickinson is assistant professor of theology at Loyola University, Chicago. He is the author of Agamben and Theology (2011) and Between the Canon and the Messiah (2013), as well as numerous articles on contemporary continental philosophy and theology. He is editor of The Postmodern 'Saints' of France (2013) and The Shaping of Tradition: Context and Normativity (2013).

Adam J. Graves is professor of philosophy at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Brian Gregor is assistant professor of philosophy at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Vice President of the Society for Ricoeur Studies.

Christina M. Gschwandtner teaches continental philosophy of religion at Fordham University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1498587143
• ISBN 13: 9781498587143
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 246
• Herausgeber: Davidson Scott
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