Paul Ricoeur: The Promise and Risk of Politics

by Bernard P. Dauenhauer

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847692378
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/23/1998
Series:	20th Century Political Thinkers
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.82(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

This is an important contribution to Ricœur studies by an able philosopher who has a keen appreciation for and excellent control of his subject.....

Philosophy in Review - James B. Sauer

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 & State

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

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.

The Journal Of Church and State

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

An explanation and assessment of the political thought of French philosopher Paul Ricoeur. The author argues that Ricoeur's political philosophy springs from and fills out his overall philosophical anthropology, but is not dependent upon it. He presents an account of Ricoeur's political writings from 1946 to the present and then discusses various critiques to his thought. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

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 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.....

Radical Philosophy - Kevin Orange