Paul Ricoeur as Another: How a Great Philosopher Wrestled With His Younger Self.

RICOEUR, Paul, 1913-2005; PHILOSOPHERS; HIGHER education; DEATH; FAMILIES; EDUCATION

This article focuses on philosopher Paul Ricoeur. In May 2005 Paul Ricoeur died, bringing an exemplary 20th-century philosophical life to a close. Ricoeur taught at a number of esteemed universities in Europe and North America. Ricoeur was remarkably prolific. He produced more than 30 books and more than 500 articles. In the year 2000 Ricoeur garnered the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. His mother died when he was only 6 months old. Two years later, in 1915, Ricoeur was orphaned when his father perished in the World War I.