{"product_id":"the-reflexive-method-applied-to-the-problem-of-god-in-lachelier-and-lagneau-paperback","title":"The Reflexive Method Applied to the Problem of God in Lachelier and Lagneau - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Ricoeur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Pellauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJean Greisch\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and thought-provoking translation of Paul Ricoeur's earliest work that is essential for understanding his philosophical development \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reflexive Method Applied to the Problem of God in Lachelier and Lagneau\u003c\/i\u003e, now held in the Ricoeur Archive in Paris, was a qualifying thesis Ricoeur wrote at the age of twenty-one when he was just beginning his advanced university studies. In it he examines the use of the reflexive method by two important French philosophers from the nineteenth century, Jules Lachelier and Jules Lagneau. They both sought to develop an \"integral metaphysics\" that recognizes God as the principle underlying pure, impersonal thought and practical reason, and that requires a kind of philosophical faith. In his conclusion, Ricoeur criticizes their doctrine of God and philosophy of immanence for not being able to deal with the question of transcendence and for its failure to address concrete human existence, yet he concedes that it may be seen as a first truce in \"the internecine war\" between faith and reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite this criticism, Ricoeur later maintained that his own philosophy does stand \"in the line of a \u003ci\u003ereflexive \u003c\/i\u003ephilosophy\" while remaining \"within the sphere of Husserlian \u003ci\u003ephenomenology\u003c\/i\u003e\" and striving to be \"a \u003ci\u003ehermeneutical \u003c\/i\u003evariation of this phenomenology.\" He also continued to address the question of faith and reason in works like \u003ci\u003eFiguring the Sacred \u003c\/i\u003eand (with André LaCocque) \u003ci\u003eThinking Biblically\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in many other essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reflexive Method Applied to the Problem of God in Lachelier and Lagneau \u003c\/i\u003eis necessary reading for anyone doing serious work on and with Ricoeur's philosophy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Ricoeur (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Ricoeur\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most important twentieth-century French philosophers, who taught both in France and in the United States. He was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Voluntary and the Involuntary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFallible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Symbolism of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFreud and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Metaphor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime and Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOneself as Another\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemory History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForgetting, and The Course of Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many essays, including ones on the philosophy of religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Pellauer (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Pellauer \u003c\/b\u003eis professor emeritus of philosophy at DePaul University. He is the author of Paul \u003ci\u003eRicoeur: A Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e and other essays on the work of Paul Ricoeur. He has also translated or co-translated many books and essays by Paul Ricoeur. He currently serves as a corresponding member on the Comité scientifique of the Ricoeur Archive in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690966913120,"sku":"9781531512613","price":78.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bys6Ps3x-y9781531512613.webp?v=1775807623","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-reflexive-method-applied-to-the-problem-of-god-in-lachelier-and-lagneau-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}