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Paul Ricoeur

Epistemology

Jean Paul Gustave Ricoeur was a French philosopher, born in 1913 and died in 2005, best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics, placing his thought within the same tradition as other major hermeneutic phenomenologists such as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Gabriel Marcel. In 2000 he was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for having revolutionized the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology, expanding the study of textual interpretation to include the domains of mythology, biblical exegesis, psychoanalysis, the theory of metaphor and narrative theory.

Facts
Birth Year
1913 1
Defining Moment
Awarded the 2000 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for revolutionizing the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology. 1
Birth Date
1913-02-27 1
Death Year
2005 1
Death Date
2005-05-20 1
Birthplace
Valence, Drome, France 1
Death Place
Chatenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, France 1
Tradition
Continental philosophy 1
Classification
Nationality
France 1
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1. Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • infobox field 'birth_date' (year component), Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    27 February 1913
  • infobox field 'birth_date', Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    27 February 1913
  • infobox field 'birth_place', Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    Valence
  • infobox field 'death_date' (year component), Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    20 May 2005
  • infobox field 'death_date', Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    20 May 2005
  • infobox field 'death_place', Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    Hauts-de-Seine
  • infobox field 'school_tradition', Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    Continental philosophy
  • body text, Kyoto Prize citation, Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)
    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
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur (; French: [ʁikœʁ]; 27 February 1913-20 May 2005) was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics.
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