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Book SynopsisPaul Ricoeur has developed a substantial and distinctive body of political thought. This study looks at the paradoxical character of the domain of politics and provides an approach to topics such as the relationship among politics, economics and ethics.
Trade ReviewThis 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 Ricœur 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 Ricœur in fact dovetails so well with his own political thought . . . that it is difficult to tell where Ricœur ends and Dauenhauer begins. -- Kevin Orange * Radical Philosophy *
Table of ContentsChapter 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
