Leading contemporary philosopher Johann Michel offers an innovative reflection on the human being. The book presents an interdisciplinary study that engages philosophy, sociology and anthropology, offering a systematic analysis of the phenomenon of interpretation.

Johann Michel is a University Professor at the University of Poitiers and is affiliated with the EHESS (IMM) in Paris. He is a member of the scientific council of the Fonds Ricoeur and is a co-editor of the international journal Ricoeur Studies. He is also a member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Acknowledgements / Introduction / Part I: The Ordinary Disclosure of the World / 1. The Problem of Meaning and the Opening to the World / 2. The Lifeworld and the Mirror of Meaning / 3. The Production of Meaning and the Transformation of the World / Part II: The Scholarly Deciphering of Signs / 4. The Infinite and the Relative / 5. Being and Method / 6. The Text and Action / Index