Title: Ricoeur and the Post-Structuralists
Description: In this important and original book, Johann Michel paves the way for a greater understanding of Paul Ricoeur's philosophy by exploring it in relation to some major figures of contemporary French thought -- Bourdieu, Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault and Castoriadis. Although the fertile dialogue between Ricoeur and various structuralist thinkers is well documented, his position in relation to the post-structuralist movement is less widely understood. Does Ricoeur's philosophy stand in opposition to post-structuralism in France or, on the contrary, is it in fact a unique variation of that movement? This book defends the latter statement. Michel speaks of post-structuralisms in the plural form and engages them in a dynamic confrontation between Ricoeur and his contemporaries in the French intellectual scene. The result is a better understanding of Ricoeur's thought and also of the distinctive issues that emerge through confrontation between Ricoeur and each of these post-structuralist thinkers. - Back cover.
Subjects: Human behavior, Sociology, philosophy, Philosophy, Sociology, Derrida, jacques, 1930-2004, Deleuze, gilles, 1925-1995, Foucault, michel, 1926-1984
People: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), Michel Foucault (1926-1984)