From Skepticism to Wonder with Paul Ricœur: The Shift from Hermeneutics of Suspicion to Trust

As Wonder passes from one person to another, suspicion dies.

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The French philosopher Paul Ricœur pointed out that for the last two centuries, philosophy has been developing in the mode of suspicion. “Philosophers of suspicion” like Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud, argue that when you believe you are acting for certain reasons, you often fail to realize that your actions are driven b…