Inhaltsangabe* Acknowledgements * Introduction * The Problem of Hermeneutics * 1. Hermeneutics and Symbolism * 2. Hermeneutics and the World of the Text * 3. The Semantics of Action and of the Agent * 4. Ethical Implications of the Theory of Action * Metaphor and the Central Problem of Hermeneutics * "Hermeneutic Logic"? * Hermeneutics of the Idea of Revelation * Salvation Myths and Contemporary Reason * Origin of the Texts * Index

Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished philosophers of the twentieth century. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago. His many works include Freud and Philosophy, Time and Narrative and Oneself as Another.