Do Symbols Give Rise to Thought? Theoretical and Didactic Considerations on Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy of Reflection Cover Image

„Symbole geben zu denken”? Theoretische und didaktische Überlegungen zur Reflexionsphilosophie Paul Ricoeurs
Do Symbols Give Rise to Thought? Theoretical and Didactic Considerations on Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy of Reflection

Author(s): Marcin Morawski
Subject(s): Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Akademia Katolicka w Warszawie
Keywords: Paul Ricoeur; philosophy of reflection; myth; logos; symbolic forms; religious education

Summary/Abstract: Current thinking is strongly oriented towards the logos and sees the need for demythologizing. The myth seems to belong to past forms of consciousness that belong to a "naive" worldview. Today's thinking, however, has to be based on the ratio in still in the tradition of Descartes. Based on Paul Ricoeurs' philosophy of reflection, this article aims to show that the integration of symbolic forms like the myth but also poetry into today's thinking should not be understood as a departure from the logos, but rather as its expansion with ontological relevance. Finally, it should be explored to what extent such a way of thinking proves to be productive for educational processes.

  • Issue Year: 34/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 128-146
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German