Ricoeur's critical theory / David M. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, David M.

Series:

SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical theory.

Ricur, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Ricoeur's Critical Theory, David M. Kaplan revisits the Habermas-Gadamer debates to show how Paul Ricoeur's narrative-hermeneutics and moral-political philosophy provide a superior interpretive, normative, and critical framework. Arguing that Ricoeur's unique version of critical theory surpasses the hermeneutic philosophy of Gadamer, Kaplan adds a theory of argumentation necessary to criticize false consciousness and distorted communication. He also argues that Ricoeur develops Habermas's critical theory, adding an imaginative, creative dimension and a concern for community values and ideas of the Good Life. He then shows how Ricoeur's political philosophy steers a delicate path between liberalism, communitarianism, and socialism. Ricoeur's version of critical theory not only identifies and criticizes social pathologies, posits Kaplan, but also projects utopian alternatives for personal and social transformation that would counter and heal the effects of unjust societies. The author concludes by applying Ricoeur's critical theory to three related problems—the politics of identity and recognition, technology, and globalization and democracy—to show how his works add depth, complexity, and practical solutions to these problems.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Reference Key to Frequently Cited Texts of Paul Ricoeur

Introduction

Hermeneutics

Narrative

Selfhood

Practical Wisdom

Politics

Critical Theory

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.

ISBN:

9780791486986

0791486982

9781417524129

141752412X

OCLC:

61367678