Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics of the imagination
By: Jeanne Evans.
Series: American university studies.; v. 143
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Ricœur, Paul.; Hermeneutics -- Religious aspects -- History of doctrines -- 20th century.; Imagination -- Religious aspects -- History of doctrines -- 20th century.
Description: Paul Ricoeur's Hermeneutics of the Imagination argues Ricoeur's development of the philosophy of the creative imagination is vital to Ricoeur's articulation of a critical hermeneutics. Herein lies Ricoeur's hermeneutical contribution to the philosophy of religion and the problem of interpreting primary religious texts that utilize plurivocal forms of language.

Evans clarifies that it is through Ricoeur's studies of metaphor and narrative that he assesses and explicates the subversive power of the creative imagination in terms of the philosophy of language. Dr. Evans systematizes this theme of the philosophy of the imagination from Fallible Man, the early work of Ricoeur to the more recent publication of Time and Narrative.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-210) and index.