Philosophy

Paul Ricœur

France / February 27, 1913-2005
Philosopher; Professor Emeritus, University of Paris and The University of Chicago

"An imposing construct of hermeneutic phenomenology that embraces a new concept of ethics"
While firmly in the tradition of reflexive philosophy, Professor Ricœur has revolutionized the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology, expanding the study of textual interpretation to include the broad yet concrete domains of mythology, biblical exegesis, psychoanalysis, theory of metaphor, and narrative theory. He has had an enormous impact on the philosophical world not only in France but also in Britain and the United States.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

1913	Born in Valence, France
1933	Graduated, Université de Rennes
1934	Entered Université de Paris. Prepared for a certifying examination to be a professor.
1939-1945	Mobilized as the 2nd World War occurred. Spent as a prisoner of war at a prison camp in Poland
1945-1948	Researcher, CNRS
1949	Instructor, Université de Strasbourg. Ph. D.
1956	Professor of Philosophy, Université de Paris-Sorbonne
1966-1970	Professor, the newly founded university, Université de Paris -Nanterre
1973	Returned to Université de Paris-Nanterre as a professor
1973-1991	The concurrent post of professor of the Department of Divinity University of Chicago. Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
1980-present	Professor Emeritus, Université de Paris

AWARDS AND HONORS

1950	Jean Cavaillés Prix
1985	Hegel Prize, Germany
1985	Gordon Laing Prize, University of Chicago Press
1988	Grand Prix, French Academy
1989	Lucas Prize, Germany
1999	Balzan Prize, Italy

MAJOR WORKS

1950-1960	Philosophie et la volonté, I II III, Paris, Aubier
1965	De l' interprétation Essai sur Freud, Paris, Seuil
1975	La métaphore vive, Paris, Seuil
1983-1985	Temp et récit, tome I II III, Paris, Seuil
1990	Soi-méme comme un autre, Paris, Seuil

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