Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology
In this paper I consider Ricœur’s negotiation of the boundary or relationship between philosophy and religion in light of the larger debate in contemporary French philosophy. I suggest that contrasting his way of dealing with the intersection of the two discourses to that of two other French thinker...
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| description | In this paper I consider Ricœur’s negotiation of the boundary or relationship between philosophy and religion in light of the larger debate in contemporary French philosophy. I suggest that contrasting his way of dealing with the intersection of the two discourses to that of two other French thinkers (Jean-Luc Marion and Michel Henry) illuminates his stance more fully. I begin with a brief outline of Ricœur’s claims about the distinction or relation between the discourses, then reflect on those of Marion and Henry, who although they do not relate them in the same way still together form a significant contrast to Ricœur’s perspective, and conclude with a fuller consideration of Ricœur’s methodology in light of this comparison. I suggest that it is in particular his hermeneutic commitments that lead him both to more rigorous distinctions between discourses and ironically to greater mediation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62ca1f809454440c9839dde808dc5af92022-12-22T00:48:50ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghÉtudes Ricoeuriennes / Ricoeur Studies2156-78082012-12-013272510.5195/errs.2012.14762Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French PhenomenologyChristina M. Gschwandtner0Fordham UniversityIn this paper I consider Ricœur’s negotiation of the boundary or relationship between philosophy and religion in light of the larger debate in contemporary French philosophy. I suggest that contrasting his way of dealing with the intersection of the two discourses to that of two other French thinkers (Jean-Luc Marion and Michel Henry) illuminates his stance more fully. I begin with a brief outline of Ricœur’s claims about the distinction or relation between the discourses, then reflect on those of Marion and Henry, who although they do not relate them in the same way still together form a significant contrast to Ricœur’s perspective, and conclude with a fuller consideration of Ricœur’s methodology in light of this comparison. I suggest that it is in particular his hermeneutic commitments that lead him both to more rigorous distinctions between discourses and ironically to greater mediation.http://ricoeur.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ricoeur/article/view/147Religion, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Henry |
| spellingShingle | Christina M. Gschwandtner Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology Études Ricoeuriennes / Ricoeur Studies Religion, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Henry |
| title | Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology |
| title_full | Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology |
| title_fullStr | Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology |
| title_short | Paul Ricœur and the Relationship Between Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary French Phenomenology |
| title_sort | paul ricoeur and the relationship between philosophy and religion in contemporary french phenomenology |
| topic | Religion, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Henry |
| url | http://ricoeur.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ricoeur/article/view/147 |
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