Bernard P. Dauenhauer is professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. His most recent publications include Citizenship in a Fragile World (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1996).

This book has an elegant structure . . . Dauenhauer's treatment of Ric?ur in fact dovetails so well with his own political thought . . . that it is difficult to tell where Ric?ur ends and Dauenhauer begins.....

• Chapter 1 Roots: An IntroductionChapter 2 Early Political ThoughtChapter 3 Conceptual AdvancesChapter 4 Action, Agents and Their IdentitiesChapter 5 From the Ethical Aim to the Moral NormChapter 6 From the Moral Norm to Practical WisdomChapter 7 Political FragilityChapter 8 Political ResponsibilityChapter 9 Assessment

Bernard P. Dauenhauer is professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. His most recent publications include Citizenship in a Fragile World (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1996).

This book has an elegant structure . . . Dauenhauer's treatment of Ric?ur in fact dovetails so well with his own political thought . . . that it is difficult to tell where Ric?ur ends and Dauenhauer begins.....

• Chapter 1 Roots: An IntroductionChapter 2 Early Political ThoughtChapter 3 Conceptual AdvancesChapter 4 Action, Agents and Their IdentitiesChapter 5 From the Ethical Aim to the Moral NormChapter 6 From the Moral Norm to Practical WisdomChapter 7 Political FragilityChapter 8 Political ResponsibilityChapter 9 Assessment