Symbol of evil

Author: (French) Ricoeur
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book comprehensively employs phenomenological and hermeneutic methods to describe the original symbolic series of evil and its origins, exploring the dynamic connections of mythology and the philosophical ideas derived from it. The author brings into the realm of thought domains that philosophers rarely focus on, such as language, poetry, dreams, mythology, religious texts, customs, etc. It narrates the origins of profanation, sin, and evil, hinting at the transformation of humanity's original innocence into an evil reality, thereby examining the relationship between ethical-legal punishment and responsibility; the ethical-religious aspect of guilty conscience; and the psychological-theological aspect of a cursed and condemned conscience. As a result, "it is through fear rather than love that humans enter the ethical world." This book represents the cutting edge of Western academic standards.