Paul Ricoeur Oneself As Another Pdf May 2026

Ricoeur argues that the selfhood (ipseity) is not a solipsistic fortress. Instead, the self is disclosed only through the detour of the other—other people, other cultures, and crucially, the otherness within oneself. This is not a theory of alienation but one of attestation : the assurance of existing as a self amid vulnerability and difference.

So, the next time you ask, "Who am I?" do not look inward for a fixed essence. Instead, look to your actions, listen to your stories, and turn toward the face of the other. You will find that you are, inescapably and beautifully, oneself as another . paul ricoeur oneself as another pdf