Ricur at the Limits of Philosophy - 9781009186759

Name: Ricur at the Limits of Philosophy - 9781009186759
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Ricur at the Limits of PhilosophyGod, Creation, and Evil\nAuthor(s): Barnabas Aspray\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009186759, 978-1009186759\nSynopsis\nCan finite humans grasp universal truth? Is it possible to think beyond the limits of reason? Are we doomed to failure because of our finitude? In this clear and accessible book, Barnabas Aspray presents Ricur's response to these perennial philosophical questions through an analysis of human finitude at the intersection of philosophy and theology. Using unpublished and previously untranslated archival sources, he shows how Ricur's groundbreaking concept of symbols leads to a view of creation, not as a theological doctrine, but as a mystery beyond the limits of thought that gives rise to philosophical insight. If finitude is created, then it can be distinguished from both the Creator and evil, leading to a view of human existence that, instea'