Hermeneutics And Phenomenology In Paul Ricoeur: Between Text And Phenomenon (contributions To Hermeneutics)
by Scott Davidson /
2016 / English / PDF
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Hermeneutics and Phenomenology in Paul Ricoeur: Between Text
and Phenomenon
Hermeneutics and Phenomenology in Paul Ricoeur: Between Text
and Phenomenoncalls attention to the dynamic
interaction that takes place between hermeneutics and
phenomenology in Ricoeur’s thought. It could be said that
Ricoeur’s thought is placed under a twofold demand: between the
rigor of the text and the requirements of the phenomenon. The
rigor of the text calls for fidelity to what the text actually
says, while the requirement of the phenomenon is established by
the Husserlian call to return “to the things themselves.” These
two demands are interwoven insofar as there is a hermeneutic
component of the phenomenological attempt to go beyond the
surface of things to their deeper meaning, just as there is a
phenomenological component of the hermeneutic attempt to
establish a critical distance toward the world to which we
belong. For this reason, Ricoeur’s thought involves a back and
forth movement between the text and the phenomenon. Although this
double movement was a theme of many of Ricoeur’s essays in the
middle of his career, the essays in this book suggest that
hermeneutic phenomenology remains implicit throughout his work.
The chapters aim to highlight, in much greater detail, how this
back and forth movement between phenomenology and hermeneutics
takes place with respect to many important philosophical themes,
including the experience of the body, history, language, memory,
personal identity, and intersubjectivity.
calls attention to the dynamic
interaction that takes place between hermeneutics and
phenomenology in Ricoeur’s thought. It could be said that
Ricoeur’s thought is placed under a twofold demand: between the
rigor of the text and the requirements of the phenomenon. The
rigor of the text calls for fidelity to what the text actually
says, while the requirement of the phenomenon is established by
the Husserlian call to return “to the things themselves.” These
two demands are interwoven insofar as there is a hermeneutic
component of the phenomenological attempt to go beyond the
surface of things to their deeper meaning, just as there is a
phenomenological component of the hermeneutic attempt to
establish a critical distance toward the world to which we
belong. For this reason, Ricoeur’s thought involves a back and
forth movement between the text and the phenomenon. Although this
double movement was a theme of many of Ricoeur’s essays in the
middle of his career, the essays in this book suggest that
hermeneutic phenomenology remains implicit throughout his work.
The chapters aim to highlight, in much greater detail, how this
back and forth movement between phenomenology and hermeneutics
takes place with respect to many important philosophical themes,
including the experience of the body, history, language, memory,
personal identity, and intersubjectivity.