ABSTRACT
This book explores and proposes new avenues for contemporary moral thought. It defines and assesses the significance of the writings of French philosopher Paul Ricoeur for ethics. The book also explores what matters most to persons and how best to sustain just communities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|81 pages
Moral Selfhood, the Good, and the Right
chapter 4|16 pages
Antigone, Psyche, and the Ethics of Female Selfhood
A Feminist Conversation with Paul Ricoeur’s Theories of Self-Making in Oneself as Another
chapter 5|14 pages
The Summoned Self
Ethics and Hermeneutics in Paul Ricoeur in Dialogue with Emmanuel Levinas
part II|115 pages
Moral Meanings, Human Fallibility, and Theological Ethics
chapter 6|20 pages
Searching for a Heart of Gold
A Ricoeurian Meditation on Moral Striving and the Power of Religious Discourse
chapter 7|26 pages
Starry Heavens and Moral Worth
Hope and Responsibility in the Structure of Theological Ethics
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chapter 10|23 pages
Jacques Derrida, Paul Ricoeur, and the Marginalization of Christianity
Can the God of Presence Be Saved?
part III|66 pages
Moral Practice, Responsible Citizenship, and Social Justice
part |14 pages
Conclusion
