In light of the building renovation that will take place from September 2008, we regret but access to the material in the archive will be limited during the academic year 2008-2009 to the texts in print (see articles list). Scholars wishing to consult the archives during this period should consult with Catherine Goldenstein (comed.pr@club-internet.fr) as to what is available.
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Archive Contents /Types of documents:
Selections of documents around some events or publications : (Philosophy of the will, psychoanalysis, War war II , May 68, Gifford Lectures)
The Ricoeur Archives form a major part of the Ricoeur Collection.. These unique documents shed light on the work of a thinker who reflected profoundly on the issues of his time. The archives promise to be an invaluable resource for scholars.
Paul Ricoeur beleived the texts he decided to publish delimited and constituted his oeuvre. Yet, the archives owe their existence to Ricoeur himself. Not a man to dwell in the past, he renewed dialogues on the most important philosophical,
political, social and religious questions until his last days. However, he also stored all his working papers and documents from the beginning of his studies in 1930, to his last lecture in November, 2004.
By bequeathing his archives, he has enabled all those who are interested to discover a myriad of documents. These documents, along with many others, are currently being organized. This website will endeavour to post a large selection of them.
Catherine Goldenstein, a close friend of the philosopher, has undertaken the complete inventory of these archives.
The Editorial Committee
Named by Ricoeur in his will and testament, this committee is in charge of the decisions concerning the archives and Ricoeur’s oeuvre . It is composed of Jean-Paul Ricoeur, Catherine Goldenstein, Olivier Abel, Thérèse Duflot, Jean Greisch, Olivier Mongin, Frans Vansina, and the librarian of the Institut Protestant de Théologie.
No publication or new edition of texts can be made without obtaining the agreement of this Committee, even in the case of copyrights belonging to publishers by previous contract.
Named by Ricoeur in his will and testament, this committee is in charge of the decisions concerning the archives and Ricoeur’s oeuvre . It is composed of Jean-Paul Ricoeur, Catherine Goldenstein, Olivier Abel, Thérèse Duflot, Jean Greisch, Olivier Mongin, Frans Vansina, and the librarian of the Institut Protestant de Théologie.
No publication or new edition of texts can be made without obtaining the agreement of this Committee, even in the case of copyrights belonging to publishers by previous contract.
Archive Contents/Types of documents :
–Courses
Ricoeur’s first classes as a high school teacher
Lycée de St. Brieuc, 1934-
Lycée le Chambon sur Lignon, 1945-4
Ricoeur’s University Courses in Europe
- Strasbour
- Sorbonne
- Nanterre
- Louvains
- University Courses in the United States
- University of Chicago, up to 1990
–Lectures, Participation in Debates, and Conferences:
The archive holds preparatory work, drafts, and the final texts. Some of these lectures have never been published.
– Articles:
Many published articles are available for consulation at the library of the Institut Protestant de Théologie.
– Published Work:
The archive holds the preparatory reading notes, drafts, related correspondance, and the press reviews of Ricoeur’s published work.
–Correspondance:
The correspondance related to issues of Ricoeur’s public life, including his position during the war in Algeria, and the 1968-70 events at the university of Nanterre. There is also a thick correspondance with former students, and anonymous reviewers and readers.
– Other Documents:
· Interviews
· Theses supervised
· Awards and Doctorats Honoris causa
· Documentation of his committed participation in the Protestant Church and to religious problems in general
· Radio and television programs: please note the Ricoeur Collection website will open a specific chapter for audio and video documents.
Your involvement is appreciated
· If you are currently a Ricoeur scholar—The Institut Protestant de Théologie is establishing a space to house the Ricoeur Collection where researchers can meet and study.
· If you ever took a course with Paul Ricoeur—In order to complete the chronology of the courses and seminars given by Paul Ricoeur, we are looking for any information about courses you may have followed (title, date, place, etc.) Please contact Catherine Goldenstein: comed.pr@club-internet.fr
The Ricoeur Collection, l’Institut Protestant de Théologie, Paris, and The Paul Ricoeur Foundation are launching a fundraising campaign in order to support the project of organizing the archives, essential to making the documents accessible to research.
–Archival exhibition around Philosophy of the Will
Preparatory notes and drafts , 1933-1935 (1,51 Mo)
Preparatory notes and drafts, 1940-1945 (5,31 Mo)
Poetics of the Will : drafts for the introduction (haute définition, 7,15 Mo)
Poetics of the Will : drafts for the introduction (basse définition, 3,6 Mo)
Sketch thesis Plan (Basse définition, 562 Ko) , draft written in 1942,during his POW years in Pomerania
Version du document en haute définition (1,7 Mo)
Transcription of this document (in English) (in French) (in Spanish) (in Italian)
Preparations for thesis examination (2,34 Mo)
–Around Le volontaire et l’involontaire, (1950) presentation by Paul Ricœur
Correspondance (1,5 Mo) Transcription
–Around the publication of Finitude et culpabilité, (1960) presentation of the first edition
Letter from Jean Nabert , on receiving this volume, dedicated to him. Transcription
–The Gifford Lectures
–Around psychoanalysis
See French part
– Prisoner of war camp (1940-1945)
“Note on certain words of prisoners” by Paul Ricoeur
–Around May 68 at Nanterre
See French part
–Extracts from the preface of the book « Conceptions de l’Université »
Paul Ricoeur, then a professor of philosophy at Nanterre, wrote the preface of a book by Jacques Drèze et Jean Debelle : “Conceptions de l’Université”, Paris : Editions universitaires (dossier “citoyens”), 1968. Here are some extracts that were published in the newspaper Le Monde (17 January 1969).
–Around hermeneutics
- Handwritten page of text: the myth of redemption and reason (1988)
- Handwritten notes for the seminar on Hermeneutics in
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