Rumo à qual hermenêutica : um estudo sobre uma chave de leitura de conjunto da obra de Paul Ricoeur

Abstract

One of the major themes in the research on Paul Ricoeur's way of thinking is the philosophical originality of his work as a whole. This theme poses a major challenge to any researcher trying to understand his outlook, considering he is a prolific author who has published around 800 titles and is dynamic, dedicating himself to various themes, always through delimited questions. However, such a task is necessary, given we are facing a great philosophical endeavor that,according to Ricoeur himself, has three main features: it is a reflective (1); phenomenological (2); and hermeneutic philosophy (3). Thus, this work’s main objective is to build an overall understanding of Ricoeur's work based on these three characteristics, interpreting reflective philosophy as part of French spiritualism and hermeneutics as a concept that encompasses all the preceding characteristics.