PHIL 571 - Ricoeur-Symbolism of Evil

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

PHIL - Philosophy

Description:

This phenomenological study analyzes four ways of symbolizing evil and redemption: Babylonian, Greek Tragic, Biblical, and Orphic. It also examines rituals, myths, and theories that express this symbolism in religious experience, poetry, theology, and philosophy. The course asks if belief in the existence of God can be reconciled with the problem of evil. The professor interprets Rocoeur's project in relation to Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment and Friedrich Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy and focuses on the aesthetic dimension of the redemption of evil.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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