Paul Ricoeur
The Promise and Risk of Politics
Published on 23. December 1998
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-8476-9236-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
This book has an elegant structure . . . Dauenhauer's treatment of Ric?ur in fact dovetails so well with his own political thought . . . that it is difficult to tell where Ric?ur ends and Dauenhauer begins..... -- Kevin Orange * Radical Philosophy * Professor Dauenhauer has provided the English language literature with a unique, major critical assessment of Ricoeur's political and social writings.The work is highly recommended. * Journal of Church and State * This is an important contribution to Ric?ur studies by an able philosopher who has a keen appreciation for and excellent control of his subject..... -- James B. Sauer, St. Mary's University * Philosophy in Review * This is an important contribution to Ricoeur studies by an able philosopher who has a keen appreciation for and excellent control of his subject. -- James B. Sauer, St. Mary's University * Philosophy in Review * This book has an elegant structure . . . Dauenhauer's treatment of Ricoeur in fact dovetails so well with his own political thought . . . that it is difficult to tell where Ricoeur ends and Dauenhauer begins. -- Kevin Orange * Radical Philosophy *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-9236-1 (9780847692361)
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Person
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).
Content
Chapter 1 Roots: An Introduction Chapter 2 Early Political Thought Chapter 3 Conceptual Advances Chapter 4 Action, Agents and Their Identities Chapter 5 From the Ethical Aim to the Moral Norm Chapter 6 From the Moral Norm to Practical Wisdom Chapter 7 Political Fragility Chapter 8 Political Responsibility Chapter 9 Assessment