Ricoeur's Narrative Identity and Hermeneutics of Self
리쾨르의 서사 정체성과 삼중 미메시스
A hermeneutic phenomenological theory proposing that human personal identity is dynamically constituted through narrative emplotment, bridging temporal change (ipseity) with permanence (sameness).
| Field | Philosophy · Literature & Literary Theory |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Micro · Individual |
| Paradigm | Hermeneutics Phenomenology |
| Key figures | 👤 Paul Ricoeur (폴 리쾨르) |
| Year | 1983 |
Key Claims
Paul Ricoeur resolved the aporias of time through narrative. Personal identity is a narrative identity configured via threefold mimesis (prefiguration, configuration, refiguration). Through emplotment, human beings synthesize heterogeneous temporal life incidents into an intelligible ethical selfhood.
Further Reading
- Ricoeur, P. (1983–1985). Temps et Récit (3 vols). Éditions du Seuil.
- Ricoeur, P. (1990). Soi-même comme un autre.
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