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Ricoeur’s idea that the good life, with and for others in just institutions, is the aim of an ethical narrative identity.

A key process in the configuration stage of Mimesis (Mimesis2) where disparate events are synthesized into a coherent and meaningful narrative.

Refers to the numerical or logical concept of sameness in a person or object that remains constant over time, counterbalanced by Ipse Identity.

The concept of time as understood through narratives, illustrating the interconnection of temporal experience and story-telling.

Ricoeur's view that narrative understanding is central to the construction of human existence, not just a way of describing it.

The theory of interpretation that Ricoeur develops and applies to text, emphasizing understanding through a dialectic of explaining and comprehending, including the interpretation of life narratives.

A concept where personal identity is constituted by integrating diverse life experiences into a cohesive narrative, giving coherence and meaning to one's life.

The act of constructing a coherent story by ordering events, established in Mimesis2, shaping narrative identity.

Ricoeur's three-stage theory of how narratives are structured, emulating the process of human understanding: prefiguration (Mimesis1), configuration (Mimesis2), and refiguration (Mimesis3).

The aspect of personal identity that accounts for change and continuity, highlighting one's self-constancy amidst change.

Ricoeur’s framework of narrative production involving prefiguration, configuration, and refiguration that corresponds to how we experience the world.

The idea that our experience of reality is mediated by the narratives we construct and the symbols we use, shaping our perception.

The recognition that others play a central role in the narrative construction of identity, as storytelling is inherently relational.

The concept that the self is not static but is continuously reshaped by the stories we tell about ourselves.

Ricoeur’s metaphor suggesting that life can be read and interpreted like a text, with narratives providing structure and meaning.