Paul Ricœur

1913 - 2005

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French, English

educated at: University of Rennes, Émile Zola school in Rennes, Faculty of Arts of Paris, University of Paris

occupation: philosopher, university teacher, theologian, translator

award received: Balzan Prize, Karl Jaspers Prize, Oskar Pfister Award, Hegel Prize, Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, Paul VI Prize, honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, Gordon J. Laing Award, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, honorary doctor of the University of Padua, honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, honorary doctor of the University of Chicago, Grand prix de philosophie, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms

student of: Roland Dalbiez, Gabriel Marcel

official website: www.ricoeursociety.org

Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur (; French: [ʁikœʁ]; 27 February 1913 – 20 May 2005) was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics. As such, his thought is within the same tradition as other major hermeneutic phenomenologists, Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Gabriel Marcel. In 2000, he was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for having "revolutionized the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology, expanding the study of textual interpretation to include the broad yet concrete domains of mythology, biblical exegesis, psychoanalysis, theory of metaphor, and narrative theory." Source: Wikipedia (en)