Screen LibraryKierkegaard : a very short introduction /
"This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and religious theories of Kant and Hegel, and it also contrasts his position with doctrines advanced by thinkers like Feuerbach and Marx. Kierkegaard'...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: |
2002. ©1988 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Very short introductions ;
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| Summary: |
"This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and religious theories of Kant and Hegel, and it also contrasts his position with doctrines advanced by thinkers like Feuerbach and Marx. Kierkegaard's seminal diagnosis of the human condition, which emphasizes the significance of individual choice, has arguably been his most striking legacy, particularly for the growth of existentialism. Both that and his arresting but paradoxical conception of religious belief are critically discussed, and Patrick Gar |
| Carrier Form: | x, 132 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780192802569 (paperback) : 0192802569 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | B4377 |
| CLC: | B534 |
| Call Number: | B534/G223 |
| Contents: | Life and character -- Philosophical background -- The immorality of an age -- Modes of existence -- truth and subjectivity -- Freedom and the self -- Conclusion. |