Oneself as Another

by Paul Ricœur

Book Overview

Paul Ricoeur has been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of the century. Oneself as Another, the clearest account of his "philosophical ethics," substantiates this position and lays the groundwork for a metaphysics of morals.

Focusing on the concept of personal identity, Ricoeur develops a hermeneutics of the self that charts its epistemological path and ontological status.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226713288
• ISBN13: 9780226713281
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"