Oneself as Another

Paul Ricoeur has been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of the century. Oneself as Another, the clearest account of his &quote;philosophical ethics,&quote; substantiates this position and lays the groundwork for a metaphysics of morals.Focusing on the concept of personal identity, Ricoeur develops a hermeneutics of the self that charts its epistemological path and ontological status.