5.12 Ricoeur (1986)
Ricoeur, Paul (1986) Lectures on Ideology and Utopia. Edited by George H. Taylor. New York: Columbia University Press.
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Author Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was among the most impressive philosophers of the 20th century. He received his doctorate in philosophy in 1950. He taught at the University of Strasbourg (1948-56), then at the Sorbonne in Paris. He was an administrator at the newly founded University of Nanterre in suburban Paris (1965-70) before becoming John Nuveen Professor in the Divinity School, Professor of Philosophy and a member of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. |
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In this book Ricoeur spells out the philosophical concepts of "utopia" and "ideology," which lead to crucial distinctions between the dialectical relationship of healthy forms of each in contrast to the unhealthy forms of each. Unlike the common misunderstanding of both (they are usually used only with negative meanings) this provides a much needed way of using both in positive ways in philosophy and theology.
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In this book Ricoeur spells out the philosophical concepts of "utopia" and "ideology," which lead to crucial distinctions between the dialectical relationship of healthy forms of each in contrast to the unhealthy forms of each. Unlike the common misunderstanding of both (they are usually used only with negative meanings) this provides a much needed way of using both in positive ways in philosophy and theology.
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Endorsements
"The spirit of open inquiry and personal commitment that animates Ricoeur's project in these lectures is intriguing. The author's task is to remind us of our critical capacity to envision a new human future by reflecting on the web of values and meanings that make up our culltural past." ~The Christian Century
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"[These lectures] show Ricoeur's genius in making a dialectic out of what appears to be an opposition." ~Choice
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