Ricoeur

British  

/ rɪkør /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl) 1913–2005, French philosopher, noted for his work on theories of interpretation. His books include Philosophy of the Will (3 vols, 1950–60), Freud and Philosophy (1965), and The Living Metaphor (1975)

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Example Sentences

Past winners, usually older scholars honored for lifetime achievement, have included the philosophers Jurgen Habermas and Paul Ricoeur and the historians John Hope Franklin and Drew Gilpin Faust.

From New York Times

If, for example, as Ricoeur says, social media effusions are attempts to elevate the mundane, the simple, and the everyday, and lend them special meaning, it begs the question: Why might one feel the need to do this repeatedly, persistently?

From Slate

Philosopher Paul Ricoeur argued that humans have an inherent need to view their lives in a narrative fashion.

From Slate

He likes to refer to Paul Ricoeur, the philosopher he worked for as a student.

From The Guardian

Ricoeur wrote books about history, memory and forgetting.

From The Guardian