How Long to Read Time and Narrative, Volume 3

How Long Does it Take to Read Time and Narrative, Volume 3?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Time and Narrative, Volume 3 by Paul Ricoeur

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction, and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive reexamination and synthesis of the ideas developed in volumes 1 and 2, stands as Ricoeur's most complete and satisfying presentation of his own philosophy. Ricoeur's aim here is to explicate as fully as possible the hypothesis that has governed his inquiry, namely, that the effort of thinking at work in every narrative configuration is completed in a refiguration of temporal experience. To this end, he sets himself the central task of determing how far a poetics of narrative can be said to resolve the "aporias"—the doubtful or problematic elements—of time. Chief among these aporias are the conflicts between the phenomenological sense of time (that experienced or lived by the individual) and the cosmological sense (that described by history and physics) on the one hand and the oneness or unitary nature of time on the other. In conclusion, Ricoeur reflects upon the inscrutability of time itself and attempts to discern the limits of his own examination of narrative discourse. "As in his previous works, Ricoeur labors as an imcomparable mediator of often estranged philosophical approaches, always in a manner that compromises neither rigor nor creativity."—Mark Kline Taylor, Christian Century "In the midst of two opposing contemporary options—either to flee into ever more precious readings . . . or to retreat into ever more safe readings . . . —Ricoeur's work offers an alternative option that is critical, wide-ranging, and conducive to new applications."—Mary Gerhart, Journal of Religion

How long is Time and Narrative, Volume 3?

Time and Narrative, Volume 3 by Paul Ricoeur is 362 pages long, and a total of 91,224 words.

This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Time and Narrative, Volume 3 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Time and Narrative, Volume 3 aloud.

What Reading Level is Time and Narrative, Volume 3?

Time and Narrative, Volume 3 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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