John Arthos is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Indiana University, USA and a board member of the Society for Ricoeur Studies in the United States.

An excellent analysis and reflection on the significance of Ricoeur’s thought from one of the premier scholars in hermeneutics. The book offers a fine balance of breadth, depth, and spaciousness of thought in dealing with key debates in the history of philosophy and how Ricoeur’s contributions matter greatly.

• Introduction: Ricoeur’s Significance for Any Future HermeneuticsChapter 1: The Seven DifferencesPart I. Starting from the Text Chapter 2: Educators or Experts? Chapter 3: Textual or Dialogic Hermeneutics? Chapter 4: Beyond Classical Narrative Part II. Onto-epistemic PossibilitiesChapter 5: Is Hermeneutics a Detour? Chapter 6: The Motley Cloak of Human (Hermeneutic) Identity Part III. The SocialChapter 7: The Treacherous Path from Promise to Institution Chapter 8: The Fate of PhronesisChapter 9: Hermeneutics and the PoliticalConclusion: The Hermeneutic Curriculum After RicoeurIndex

John Arthos is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Indiana University, USA and a board member of the Society for Ricoeur Studies in the United States.

An excellent analysis and reflection on the significance of Ricoeur’s thought from one of the premier scholars in hermeneutics. The book offers a fine balance of breadth, depth, and spaciousness of thought in dealing with key debates in the history of philosophy and how Ricoeur’s contributions matter greatly.

• Introduction: Ricoeur’s Significance for Any Future HermeneuticsChapter 1: The Seven DifferencesPart I. Starting from the Text Chapter 2: Educators or Experts? Chapter 3: Textual or Dialogic Hermeneutics? Chapter 4: Beyond Classical Narrative Part II. Onto-epistemic PossibilitiesChapter 5: Is Hermeneutics a Detour? Chapter 6: The Motley Cloak of Human (Hermeneutic) Identity Part III. The SocialChapter 7: The Treacherous Path from Promise to Institution Chapter 8: The Fate of PhronesisChapter 9: Hermeneutics and the PoliticalConclusion: The Hermeneutic Curriculum After RicoeurIndex

John Arthos is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Indiana University, USA and a board member of the Society for Ricoeur Studies in the United States.

An excellent analysis and reflection on the significance of Ricoeur’s thought from one of the premier scholars in hermeneutics. The book offers a fine balance of breadth, depth, and spaciousness of thought in dealing with key debates in the history of philosophy and how Ricoeur’s contributions matter greatly.

• Introduction: Ricoeur’s Significance for Any Future HermeneuticsChapter 1: The Seven DifferencesPart I. Starting from the Text Chapter 2: Educators or Experts? Chapter 3: Textual or Dialogic Hermeneutics? Chapter 4: Beyond Classical Narrative Part II. Onto-epistemic PossibilitiesChapter 5: Is Hermeneutics a Detour? Chapter 6: The Motley Cloak of Human (Hermeneutic) Identity Part III. The SocialChapter 7: The Treacherous Path from Promise to Institution Chapter 8: The Fate of PhronesisChapter 9: Hermeneutics and the PoliticalConclusion: The Hermeneutic Curriculum After RicoeurIndex