Narrative and ‘the Task’ of Subjectivity: An Investigation of the Development of Ricoeur and Berry’s ‘Subject’ towards an Ecological Response

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between narrative and subjectivity. It begins by examining the subject in the work of Paul Ricoeur and Thomas Berry and the way in which the task of subjectivity for both thinkers is related to narrative. Although occupying different disciplines, both me...

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Published in:Worldviews
Main Author: Brennan, Niamh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Worldviews
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ricœur, Paul 1913-2005 / Berry, Thomas Mary 1914-2009 / Subjectivity / Narrativity
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Narrative
B Subjectivity
B Berry
B Ricoeur
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Summary:Abstract This paper examines the relationship between narrative and subjectivity. It begins by examining the subject in the work of Paul Ricoeur and Thomas Berry and the way in which the task of subjectivity for both thinkers is related to narrative. Although occupying different disciplines, both men share a commitment to narrative. Ricoeur in his formation of narrative identity and the unity that this provides to a life, and Berry in his use of narrative in proposing a new human identity. Through an examination of Ricoeur and Berry’s approach to narrative, specifically in how it contributes to the development of subjectivity, this paper suggests that such an approach has validity as a method in addressing the ecological crisis.
ISSN:1568-5357
Contains:Enthalten in: Worldviews
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685357-20211002