On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise. Paul Ricoeur arisecosmicinsignificant Change image and share on social
If it is true that there is always more than one way of construing a text, it is not true that all interpretations are equal. Paul Ricoeur construeequalinterpretation Change image and share on social
The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character. Paul Ricoeur callcharacterconstruct share on social
The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism. Paul Ricoeur dogmatismlimitlogic Change image and share on social
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct. Paul Ricoeur commandconductfinal Change image and share on social
Ordinary language carries with it conditions of meaning which it is easy to recognize by classifying the contexts in which the expression is employed in a meaningful manner. Paul Ricoeur carryclassifycondition Change image and share on social
Narrative identity takes part in the story's movement, in the dialectic between order and disorder. Paul Ricoeur dialecticdisorderidentity Change image and share on social