The philosophy of Kierkegaard / George Pattison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pattison, George, 1950- author.

Series:

Continental European philosophy.

Continental European philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.

Kierkegaard, Søren.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. In this major new survey of Kierkegaard's thought, George Pattison addresses this question head on to show 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 most important of these is what it is to be a self or person and what might be the best form of life for a self thus constituted. Pattison shows that the challenge of self-knowledge in an age of moral and intellectual uncertainty lies at the heart of Kierkegaard's writings and his ideas have much to offer contemporary philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; 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

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49423-7

1-315-71220-2

1-317-49424-5

1-902680-31-6

1-282-92163-0

9786612921636

1-84465-367-6

9781315712208

OCLC:

922958079