The philosophy of Kierkegaard /
Pattison, George, 1950-
The philosophy of Kierkegaard / George Pattison. - Chesham : Acumen, 2005. - xii, 205 p. ; 24 cm. - Continental European philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.
Cover Page
Half Title page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and forms of reference
Introduction Kierkegaard and philosophy
1 Existence
2 Anxiety
3 The good
4 The infinite qualitative difference and the absolute paradox
Epilogue The Christian witness and the simple wise man of ancient times
Notes
Guide to further reading
Index
Although the ideas of Soren Kierkegaard played a pivotal role in the shaping of mainstream German philosophy and the history of French existentialism, the question of how philosophers should read Kierkegaard is a difficult one to settle. His intransigent religiosity has led some philosophers to view him as essentially a religious thinker of a singularly anti-philosophical attitude who should be left to the theologians. In this major new survey of Kierkegaard's thought, George Pattison addresses this question head on and shows that although it would be difficult to claim a "philosophy of Kierkegaard" as one could a philosophy of Kant, or of Hegel, there are nevertheless significant points of common interest between Kierkegaard's central thinking and the questions that concern philosophers today. The challenge of self-knowledge in an age of moral and intellectual uncertainty that lies at the heart of Kierkegaard's writings remains as important today as it did in the culture of post-Enlightenment modernity.
9781844650309 (hbk.) 1844650308 (hbk.) 9781844650316 (pbk.) 9781032032511
Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
198.9 / PAT
The philosophy of Kierkegaard / George Pattison. - Chesham : Acumen, 2005. - xii, 205 p. ; 24 cm. - Continental European philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.
Cover Page
Half Title page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and forms of reference
Introduction Kierkegaard and philosophy
1 Existence
2 Anxiety
3 The good
4 The infinite qualitative difference and the absolute paradox
Epilogue The Christian witness and the simple wise man of ancient times
Notes
Guide to further reading
Index
Although the ideas of Soren Kierkegaard played a pivotal role in the shaping of mainstream German philosophy and the history of French existentialism, the question of how philosophers should read Kierkegaard is a difficult one to settle. His intransigent religiosity has led some philosophers to view him as essentially a religious thinker of a singularly anti-philosophical attitude who should be left to the theologians. In this major new survey of Kierkegaard's thought, George Pattison addresses this question head on and shows that although it would be difficult to claim a "philosophy of Kierkegaard" as one could a philosophy of Kant, or of Hegel, there are nevertheless significant points of common interest between Kierkegaard's central thinking and the questions that concern philosophers today. The challenge of self-knowledge in an age of moral and intellectual uncertainty that lies at the heart of Kierkegaard's writings remains as important today as it did in the culture of post-Enlightenment modernity.
9781844650309 (hbk.) 1844650308 (hbk.) 9781844650316 (pbk.) 9781032032511
Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
198.9 / PAT