About
Has taught philosophy in Istanbul, Paris and Montpellier. A student and friend of Paul Ricœur, he has written L'éthique interrogative (Presses universitaires de France, 2000), La conversation (Gallimard, 2006), De l'humiliation (Les Liens qui libèrent, 2023) and La naissance, qu'est-ce que ça change? (Labor et Fides, 2024).
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Géographie de l’amour. Une autre histoire du bon Samaritain. Marie Grand, Cerf, 2024, 144 pp., €16
- By Olivier Abel
In Esprit (2024/9 September)
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The adventures of imagination
- By Olivier Abel,
- Michaël Fœssel
- and Olivier Mongin
In Esprit (2024/5 May)
The paradox of the conscience in Pierre Bayle
- By Olivier Abel
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2020/2 Volume 95)
Memories, books, and history in the work of Paul Ricœur
- By Olivier Abel
In Revue de la BNF (2015/3 No 51)
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Articles
Reviews
Géographie de l’amour. Une autre histoire du bon Samaritain. Marie Grand, Cerf, 2024, 144 pp., €16
In Esprit (2024/9 September)
The adventures of imagination
- By Olivier Abel,
- Michaël Fœssel
- and Olivier Mongin
In Esprit (2024/5 May)
Freedom as resistance. The Iranian revolution in the light of Paul Ricoeur
- By Olivier Abel,
- Transcribed by Thomas Legoff
In Esprit (2023/4 April)
Special Section: Situating Justice Between Ethics and Law
Round table “What Kind of Law and What Kind of Morality?” (Sceaux, January 16, 2000).
- By Olivier Abel,
- Antoine Garapon
- and Paul Ricœur
In Analecta Bruxellensia (2022/1 Vol. 21)
Opening
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2021/4 Volume 96)
Annex. Summary of the issue “Protestantism and secularism” in Foi et Vie 123/4 (2020)
- By Olivier Abel
- and Christophe Singer
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2020/4 Volume 95)
Liminary. Protestantism and secularism: A history to resume
- By Olivier Abel
- and Christophe Singer
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2020/4 Volume 95)
The paradox of the conscience in Pierre Bayle
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2020/2 Volume 95)
In praise of colonies, dissidence, and recovery
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2018/2 Volume 93)
Foreword
- By Olivier Abel
- and Christophe Singer
In Études théologiques et religieuses (2018/1 Volume 93)
The Politician and the Philosopher
Emmanuel Macron and Paul Ricœur
In Études (2017/9 September)
Stop the humiliation!
In Projet (2016/5 No 354)
A World Without Anger?
Survey with Olivier Abel, Dorian Astor, Hamit Bozarslan, Antoine Garapon, Camille Riquier, Jean Vioulac and Carole Widmaier
- By Olivier Abel,
- Dorian Astor,
- Hamit Bozarslan,
- et al.
In Esprit (2016/3 March April)
Memories, books, and history in the work of Paul Ricœur
In Revue de la BNF (2015/3 No 51)
Innovation and Tradition in Plural Christianity
In Études (2015/1 January)
Forgiveness, History, Forgetting
In Revue internationale et stratégique (2012/4 No 88)
The Opening of the Ricœur Collection
In Esprit (2011/2 February)
Introduction: The Ocean, the Puritan, and the Pirate
In Esprit (2009/7 July)
An Essay on Taking: Buccaneering, Anthropology, and Radical Protestant Theology
Anthropology of Buccaneering and Radical Protestant Theology
In Esprit (2009/7 July)
Why Calvin, Why Today?
In Études (2009/5 Volume 410)
The Western Question
The Double Meaning of the Hyphen
In Cités (2008/2 No 34)
The Neighbor’s Philosophy
In Cités (2008/1 No 33)
This Is Only a Slide
The Need for Geo-Ethics
In Esprit (2007/5 May)
A Western split within Christianity?
- By Olivier Abel,
- Translated by Martin Monti-Lalaubie
In Esprit (2006/11 November)
Passage to Ndesha, Congo
In Esprit (2006/8 August September)
The EU Debate over Turkey’s Admission
What Type of Europe? What Is the Plan? What About the Fringes? An Interview with Olivier Abel and Michel Marian
- By Olivier Abel,
- Michel Marian,
- Nathalie Lempereur
- et al.
In Esprit (2006/2 February)
Austin and the Ethical Question of Credibility
In Revue de métaphysique et de morale (2004/2 No 42)
Christians and Communication
In Études (2004/1 Volume 400)
From the Reading Subject to the Ethical Subject
In Revue internationale de philosophie (2003/3 No 225)
Religion as Link
In Les cahiers de médiologie (2001/1 No 11)