ABSTRACT

This introductory study surveys the entire range of Ricoeur's work, placing it within the context of post-structuralism. Includes a discussion of Time and Narrative and shows how Ricoeur's work links European and American traditions.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|18 pages

The existential heritage

chapter 3|26 pages

Finitude and guilt

chapter 4|33 pages

Freud and philosophy

chapter 5|30 pages

The hermeneutic turn

chapter 6|32 pages

The rule of metaphor

chapter 7|47 pages

Time and narrative