Ricoeur's Early Ethical Philosophy

Explorations of Responsibility and Hope

Leovino Madriaga Garcia (Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University)

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
18 September 2025

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

Using the themes of responsibility and hope, this introduction to the thought of Paul Ricoeur addresses both the beginner and the specialist.

By focusing on the early essays and early mature works—including the Philosophy of the Will volumes: Freedom and Nature, Fallible Man, and The Symbolism of Evil—Leovino Garcia shows that Ricoeur’s entire orientation is primarily ethical in that it awakens in us the power to exist creatively. Ricoeur brings the Joy of the Yes to the sadness of the finite, the passion for the possible to the resignation to necessity, and the vehemence of the primary affirmation to the radical negation.

By: Leovino Madriaga Garcia (Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University)
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781666950939
ISBN 10: 1666950939
Series: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by George H. Taylor Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Philosophical Exploration of Paul Ricoeur Chapter 1. Ricoeur’s Philosophical Exploration Part II: The Meaning of Being Human in Ricoeur’s Philosophy of the Will Introduction to Part II: Methodological Perspectives Chapter 2: Eidetics of the Will: A Phenomenological-Existential Description of the Fundamental Possibilities of Being Human Chapter 3: Empirics of the Will: A Transcendental Analysis of Human Fallibility Chapter 4: A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Reflection on the Avowal of Human Fault Part III: The Meaning of Being Human in Ricoeur’s Early Social-Political Writings Introduction to Part III Chapter 5: Ricoeur’s Critique of Civilization and Culture Chapter 6: Ricoeur’s Reflection on the Christian and Society Chapter 7: Ricoeur’s View on Politics and the State Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author

Leovino Madriaga Garcia teaches philosophy at the Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University’s School of Humanities, Ateneo’s Loyola School of Theology, and the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas’s (UST) Graduate School.