The recent developments of Paul Ricoeur's thought are consistent with the basic methodological and anthropological themes outlined in the prior discussion. And yet there is one significant development beyond The Symbolism of Evil, namely the incorporation of a hermeneutic method into an entire philosophic program which extends beyond the analysis of religious symbol and myth. This can be shown through consideration of a number of related philosophical problems and solutions: the hermeneutic definition of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy as language, an engagement with other human sciences that have the interpretation of language as their subject matter, a definition of philosophy as a reflective task, and finally the centralization of all these issues in the persistent question that continues to dominate Ricoeur's thought — who is man? Ricoeur's view of the philosophical task culminates in the phrase, the archaeology of the subject.¹