This book for the first time brings together considerations upon the feminine in relation to Paul Ricoeur's thinking. The collection of renowned scholars who have published extensively on Ricoeur and promising younger scholars together shows the rich potential of his thought for feminist theory, without failing to critically scrutinize it and to show its limitations with respect to thinking gender differences. In the first part, "Ricoeur, Women, and Gender," Ricoeur's work is taken as the starting point for the reflection upon the position of women and the feminine, and for rethinking the notion of universalism. In the second part, "Ricoeur in Dialogue,"his work is related to feminist thinkers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, and Nancy Fraser and to the work of artist Kara Walker. These dialogues aim at thinking through socially relevant notions such as discourse, recognition, and justice. In the third part, "Ricoeur and Feminist Theology," Ricoeurian notions and ideas are the starting point for new perspectives upon feminist theology. The insights developed in this book will be of particular value to students and scholars of Ricoeur, feminist theory, and the limits of hermeneutics and phenomenology.
Introduction Annemie Halsema and Fernanda Henriques Part I: Ricoeur, Women and Gender Chapter 1. Ricoeur, Women, and the Journey to Recognition Morny Joy Chapter 2. Speak to Silence and Identify Absence on Campus: Sister Prudence and Paul Ricoeur on the Negated Woman Question Alison Scott-Baumann Chapter 3. The Metaphor of Gender: Recognition and Dignity Carlos A. Garduno Comparan Chapter 4. Transnational Feminist Solidarities and Cosmopolitanism: in Search of a New Concept of the Universal Damien Tissot Part II: Ricoeur in Dialogue Chapter 5. "The Accountable Ipse." The Ethical Self in Ricoeur's Hermeneutics and Butler's Poststructuralism Annemie Halsema Chapter 6. Paul Ricoeur and Judith Butler on the Reference and the Renewal of Discourses Marjolaine Deschenes Chapter 7. Reshaping Justice: Between Nancy Fraser's Feminist Philosophy and Paul Ricoeur's Philosophical Anthropology Goncalo Marcelo Chapter 8. Inspiring New Feminist Perspectives: Reading Paul Ricoeur with Simone de Beauvoir Annlaug Bjorsnos Chapter 9. Hermeneutics of A Subtlety: Paul Ricoeur, Kara Walker, and Intersectional Hermeneutics Scott Davidson and Maria del Guadalupe Davidson Part 3: Ricoeur and Feminist Theology Chapter 10. Ricoeur in Dialogue with Feminist Philosophy of Religion. Hermeneutic Hospitality in Contemporary Practice Pamela Sue Anderson Chapter 11. Paul Ricoeur, Mary Daly, Attestation and the Dis-covery of Feminine Religious Symbols Stephanie N. Arel Chapter 12. The Contribution of Ricoeur's Hermeneutics to a Feminist Perspective on Postcolonial Theology Fernanda Henriques and Teresa Martinho Toldy List of Contributors
