The Problem of the Servile Will in Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Paul Ricœur’s Thought Cover Image

Problem niewolnej woli w ujęciu fenomenologii hermeneutycznej — stanowisko Paula Ricœura
The Problem of the Servile Will in Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Paul Ricœur’s Thought

Author(s): Krystyna Bembennek
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Paul Ricoeur; niewolna wola; człowiek ułomny; wina; symbolika zła

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present some aspects of Paul Ricœur’s thought, especially his reflection on the servile will. Firstly I present Ricœur’s philosophy of will (in the context of phenomenology of the voluntary and involuntary) and the concept of fallibility. Then I demonstrate the main aspects of Ricœurian rethinking and enlarging of Husserl’s phenomenology what leads to hermeneutic formula: the symbol gives rise to thought. Eventually, I argue that Ricœur’s hermeneutic phenomenology creates a specified anthropological view and understanding of the human condition. This understanding will later become a part of the ‘hermeneutics of the self.’

  • Issue Year: 65/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 173-189
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish