In search of transcendenc : Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, Kazantzakis / by Jerry H. Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gill, Jerry H., author.

Series:

Value inquiry book series. Studies in the history of western philosophy.

Value inquiry book series ; Volume 304.

Value Inquiry Book Series, 0929-8436 ; Volume 304

Studies in the History of Western Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transcendence (Philosophy).

Transcendence of God.

Philosophy and religion.

Religion.

Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.

Kierkegaard, Søren.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Kazantzakis, Nikos, 1883-1957.

Kazantzakis, Nikos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill-Rodopi, c2017, 2017.

Summary:

This book explores the philosophical/religious thought of Soren Kierkegaard, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Nikos Kazantzakis in relation to the concept of transcendence. Each of these thinkers has made a strong impact on Western religious and philosophical thought, but each from a nearly completely different angle as well as from a different national background. This comparative study therefore crosses both national and perspectival boundaries. Each of the three thinkers struggled with the notion of transcendence but in uniquely distinct fashion. The conclusion offers yet a third model, the author’s, for understanding transcendence focusing on the concept of “mediation”.

Contents:

Introduction

Three Diverse Personas

Three Differing Philosophies

Three Divergent “Theologies”

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-34971-5

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004349711 DOI