Kierkegaard on Ethics and Religion: From Either/Or to Philosophical Fragments

by W. Glenn Kirkconnell

Overview

Søren Kierkegaard is simultaneously one of the most obscure philosophers of the Western world and one of the most influential. His writings have influenced atheists and faithful alike. Yet there is still widespread disagreement on many of the most important aspects of his thought. Kierkegaard was deliberately obscure in his writings, forcing the reader to interpret and reflect as Socrates did with incessant questioning. But at the same time that Kierkegaard was producing his esoteric, pseudonymous philosophical writings, he was also producing simpler, direct religious writings. Kierkegaard always claimed that he was, despite appearances, a religious writer. This important book accepts that claim and tests it. By using Kierkegaard's direct writings as he suggests, as the key to understanding the more obscure, indirect works, W. Glenn Kirkconnell aims to develop a coherent understanding of Kierkegaard's authorship and his theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847060785
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/27/2008
Series:	Continuum Studies in Philosophy , #11
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

W. Glenn Kirkconnell is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies atSanta Fe College, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: For Orientation2. Either/Or and the Two Upbuilding Discourses of 1843
3. The Writings of October 16 1843 and the Emergence of the Religious4. The Nine Discourse Bridge5. The Philosophical Fragments and the Religion of Paradox: Sin and Redemption
6. Conclusion Bibliography