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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The process by which a narrative is disconnected from its original context and gains new meanings in different contexts.

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