num_pages: 374
description: 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.
language: English
title: Oneself as Another
titlecomplete: Oneself as Another
genres: Classics, France, Philosophy, Theology, Sociology, Psychology, 20th Century, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic
ratings_count: 545
publisher: University of Chicago Press