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| Epoché: Epoché (ἐποχή), which means "suspension" or "abstention," is a philosophical concept that refers to the practice of bracketing or setting aside one's beliefs and assumptions in order to gain a more objective perspective on a subject._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Paul Ricoeur on Epoché - Dictionary of Arguments
I 42 Epochè/Ricoeur: [Context: Ricoeur's discussion of religious belief in the context of the foundations of hermeneutics]. Can (...) a phenomenology of the "sacred" remain in a "neutral" attitude, determined by the epoché, by the bracketing of absolute reality and any question touching the absolute? The epoché demands that I participate in the faith in the reality of the religious object, but in a neutralized way: that I believe with the believer, but without making the object of his faith absolute. But even if the researcher as such can and must practice this method of bracketing, the philosopher as such can I 43 and must not evade the question of the absolute validity of his object; because if I were interested in the "object", I could give priority to caring about the object, despite all considerations of cause, origin or function (... ). >Hermeneutics/Ricoeur, >Beliefs/Ricoeur, >Religious Belief/Ricoeur, >Interpretation/Ricoeur._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Ricoeur I Paul Ricoeur De L’interprétation. Essai sur Sigmund Freud German Edition: Die Interpretation. Ein Versuch über Freud Frankfurt/M. 1999 Ricoeur II Paul Ricoeur Interpretation theory: discourse and the surplus of meaning Fort Worth 1976 |
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