A Companion to Ricoeur's Freedom and Nature Contributor(s): Davidson, Scott (Editor), Amalric, Jean-Luc (Contribution by), Čapek, Jakub (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1498578888 ISBN-13: 9781498578882 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology |
Series: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: Paul Ricoeur's first book, Freedom and Nature, introduces many themes that resurface in various ways throughout his later work, but its significance has been mostly overlooked in the field of Ricoeur studies. Gathering together an international group of scholars, A Companion to Freedom and Nature is the first book-length study to focus exclusively on Freedom and Nature. It helps readers to understand this complex work by providing careful textual analysis of specific arguments in the book and by situating them in relation to Ricoeur's early influences, including Merleau-Ponty, Nabert, and Ravaisson. But most importantly, this book demonstrates that Freedom and Nature remains a compelling and vital resource for readers today, precisely because it resonates with recent developments in the areas of embodied cognition, philosophical psychology, and philosophy of the will. Freedom and Nature is fundamentally a book about embodiment, and it situates the human body at the crossroads of activity and passivity, motivation and causation, the voluntary and the involuntary. This conception of the body informs Ricoeur's unique treatment of topics such as effort, habit, and attention that are of much interest to scholars today. Together the chapters of this book provide a renewed appreciation of this important and innovative work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davidson, Scott: - Scott Davidson is Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma City University.Dierckxsens, Geoffrey: - Geoffrey Dierckxsens obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of AntwerpMichel, Johann: - Johann Michel is a University Professor at the University of Poitiers and is affiliated with the EHESS (IMM) in Paris. He is a member of the scientific council of the Fonds Ricoeur and is a co-editor of the international journal Ricoeur Studies. He is also a member of the Institut Universitaire de France.Davidson, Scott: - Scott Davidson is Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma City University. |