Mei, Todd (2006) Form and Figure: Paul Ricoeur and the Rehabilitation of Human Work. The Journal of French Philosophy, 16 (1). pp. 57-70.
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Abstract
This article elucidates the metaphorical, as opposed to strictly necessary, nature of work. It utilizes Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutical philosophy relating to the ontological dimension of metaphor. The analysis takes as its starting point the fact that both the word and work are forms of poiesis. Like the word, work has both a literal (necessary) and metaphorical (figurative) function. And like metaphor, work is therefore better understood no longer simply as necessary but as transformative of reality and meaning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Humanities > School of English Faculties > Humanities > School of European Culture and Languages |
| Depositing User: | Todd Mei |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2011 13:52 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jun 2011 13:52 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/23356 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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