Ricoeur's Early Ethical Philosophy - (Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur) by Leovino Madriaga Garcia (Hardcover)

About the Book

An introduction to the thought of Paul Ricoeur, focusing on the early writings to reveal Ricoeur's capacity as an ethical, social, and political philosopher.

Book Synopsis

Using the themes of responsibility and hope, this introduction to the thought of Paul Ricoeur addresses both the beginner and the specialist.

By focusing on the early essays and early mature works-including the Philosophy of the Will volumes: Freedom and Nature, Fallible Man, and The Symbolism of Evil-Leovino Garcia shows that Ricoeur's entire orientation is primarily ethical in that it awakens in us the power to exist creatively. Ricoeur brings the Joy of the Yes to the sadness of the finite, the passion for the possible to the resignation to necessity, and the vehemence of the primary affirmation to the radical negation.

Review Quotes

"A profound and stimulating exploration of the creative interplay between responsibility and hope in Ricoeur's Philosophy of the Will and early social-political writings" --Jean-Luc Amalric, EHESS, Paris

About the Author

Leovino Madriaga Garcia teaches philosophy at the Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University's School of Humanities, Ateneo's Loyola School of Theology, and the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas's (UST) Graduate School.