Hermeneutics

Paul Ricoeur's contribution to the theory of interpretation,
or hermeneutics, is considerable: he ranks among the masters of
this discipline alongside Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger and
Gadamer. In addition to major works like The Conflict of
Interpretations, he wrote many articles and shorter texts which
deserve to be discovered and rediscovered. These allow us to gain a
deeper understanding of the development of his work over time and
to appreciate the full range of his contribution. Some of the texts
examine the nature of metaphor while others guide the reader
through the many challenges of the hermeneutic problem - from the
symbol to the text, then to the text as action, taking full account
of the ethical implications. Here one encounters Ricoeur's
reflections on the future of hermeneutics and his abiding concern
to explore the relations between hermeneutics and analytical
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Ricoeur's contribution to biblical hermeneutics has also been
decisive. Two masterful studies in this volume attest to
Ricoeur's attempt to explore the relations between revelation
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This book - the second volume of Ricoeur's writings and
lectures - brings together texts which appeared between 1972 and
2006. It is published under the auspices of Le Fonds Ricoeur.