Paul Ricouer's Disputes
The Question of Freud
Ricoeur's book Freud and Philosophy was not well received in France, in part due to its rejection by Jacques Lacan, a leading psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. Around this time, Ricoeur was publicall...
The Disgraced Dean
In March 1970, Paul Ricoeur resigned as Dean of Nanterre after students and police clashed on the campus. Ricoeur had not wanted the police on the campus, fearing violent confrontations, but they c...