A Note on Ricœur’s Early Notion of Cultural Memory

This essay considers Paul Ricœur’s early notion of cultural memory from 1956-1960. He discusses it in two texts: “What does Humanism Mean?” and the slightly later The Symbolism of Evil. In the former, cultural memory appears as an ongoing and dynamic process of retroaction focussed on questioning an...

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Main Author: Suzi Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2019-09-01
Series:Études Ricoeuriennes / Ricoeur Studies
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Online Access:http://ricoeur.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ricoeur/article/view/465