Abstract
Paul Ricoeur's understanding of philosophical hermeneutics offers a valuable tool to think about the meaning of life. By approaching philosophy as a way of living through the need for meaning, Ricoeur places his hermeneutics between two common directions in twentieth-century philosophy as a way of living, Sartrean humanism and Foucauldian antihumanism. As such, Ricoeur's narrative conception of the self can contribute to rethinking a conception of existential health and spiritual care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 251-258 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Nov 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021.
Funding
The author thanks the project FSPI - Doctoral Schools, of the French Embassy in Ecuador, financed by the Ministry of Europe of Foreign Affairs.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Ministry of Europe of Foreign Affairs |
Keywords
- Philosophy
- hermeneutics
- humanistics
- meaning of life
- narrative identity
- ricoeur