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The Symbolism of Evil

By Paul Ricoeur

Book information

Publisher
Beacon Press
Year
1986
ISBN
0807015679, 9780807015674
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14595844 bytes)
Pages
368\367
Time added
2020-07-28 11:35:26

Description

"According to Ricoeur, the most primal and spontaneous symbols of evil are defilement, sin and guilt ... Ricoeur moves from the elementary symbols of evil into the rich world of myths ... and he ends by suggesting that the clue to the relation between philosophy to mythology is to be found in the aphorism 'The symbol gives rise to the thought' ... Ricoeur's method and argument are too intricate and rich to assess in so short a review. Suffice it to say that this is the most massive accomplisment of any philosopher within the ambience of Christian faith since the appearance of Gabriel Marcel" – Sam Keen, The Christian Century

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