Ricoeur’s „philosophy of recognition”

Authors

  • Marta Węgrzyn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/r.1624

Keywords:

Ricoeur Paul, tragedy, Oedipus, destination, identification, recognition, identity

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the central problems of philosophy, which is a human identity, based on Ricoeur’s „philosophy of recognition”. This French philosopher refers to literary examples of recognition and to search for identity. He chooses Oedipus as a hero of „struggle for recognition”. Oedipus’ life drama shows a mysterious sense of human history. The source of hero’s misery lies in the destiny – a superior force that rules the world. Confronting the fate and drama self-recognition is accomplished.

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Published

2015-12-01

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