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The Just (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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The Just (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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The essays in this collection by the noted French philosopher Paul
Ricoeur grew out of a series of invited lectures given in France on
the question of the nature of justice and the law at the Institut
des Hautes Etudes pour a Justice in Paris. Gathered under the title
"The Just", the essays represent a sustained reflection on the
relation between the concept of the juridical - as embedded in
written laws, tribunals, judges and verdicts - and the
philosophical concept of right, situated between moral theory and
politics. In political philosophy, Ricoeur argues, the question of
right is obscured by the haunting presence of historical evil. In a
philosophy of right, on the other hand, the leading theme is peace.
Building on the framework established in his earlier work, "Oneself
as Another", Ricoeur shifts his focus from political considerations
to those having to do with the juridical dimension of the problem
of justice. Fleshing out this framework, Ricoeur revisits the work
of Plato, Aristotle and Kant in his engagements with contemporary
thinkers, particularly John Rawls, Michael Walzer, Hannah Arendt
and Ronald Dworkin. His thought ranges from conceptual analysis, to
the theory of law, and finally to the act of judging, exploring the
ideas of sanction, rehabilitation, pardon and the status of
conscience in relation to the demands of the law. A valuable work
for understanding the development of Ricoeur's hermeneutic
philosophy and the literary and religious dimensions of his
thought, "The Just" should also be of interest to scholars
interested in matters of ethics, law and justice.
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