Ricoeur's Critical Theory

CONTENTS

vii CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Reference Key to Frequently Cited Texts of Paul Ricoeur xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1. Hermeneutics 17 Phenomenology and Hermeneutics 17 Discourse and Distanciation 28 Hermeneutics and Ideology Critique 37 Chapter 2. Narrative 47 Metaphor and Narrative 48 Narrative and History 54 Interpretation and Argumentation 65 Chapter 3. Selfhood 75 Freedom and Nature 75 Speaking and Acting 82 Narrative Identity and Selfhood 89 Chapter 4. Practical Wisdom 101 Ethical Aim and Moral Norm 102 Moral Norm and Practical Wisdom 109 Practical Wisdom and Discourse Ethics 115 Chapter 5. Politics 125 Ethics and Politics 125 Critique and Conviction 135 Politics and the Law 144 Chapter 6. Critical Theory 153 Identity and Recognition 154 Technology and Politics 164 Globalization and Democracy 173 Notes 189 Bibliography 205 Index 217 viii INTRODUCTION ...