Ricœur’s Ethical Philosophy: Becoming Oneself as Another

Abstract

This philosophical précis elucidates on key concepts surrounding Paul Ricoeur’s “little ethics.” The notes focus on the relationship between ethics, morality, and practical wisdom, on the one hand, and the self, the near Other, and the Third, on the other hand. These are the concepts that will allow us to understand Ricoeur’s notion of the “capable human being.