Kierkegaard's Fear and trembling : a reader's guide / Clare Carlisle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlisle, Clare, 1977-

Series:

Continuum reader's guides.

Continuum reader's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Philosophy.

Christianity.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855. Frygt og bven.

Kierkegaard, Sren.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Søren Kierkegaard was without question one of the most important and influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. Fear and Trembling is a classic text in the history of both philosophical and religious thought that still challenges readers with its original philosophical perspective and idiosyncratic literary style. Kierkegaard's 'Fear and Trembling': A Reader's Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and notoriously demanding work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Kierkegaard for the first time, the book offers guidance on:. -

Contents:

Foreword

A note on the text

Overview of themes and context

Reading the text

Preface

Tuning up

A tribute to Abraham

A preliminary outpouring from the heart

Problem I: is there a teleological suspension of the ethical?

Problem II: is there an absolute duty to God?

Problem III: was it ethically defensible for Abraham to conceal his undertaking from Sarah, from Eliezer, from Isaac?

Epilogue

Reception and influence.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4411-6748-X

1-282-82216-0

9786612822162

1-4411-9921-7

OCLC:

670412110