Kierkegaard and Socrates: A Study in Philosophy and Faith: 0 - Brossura

Howland, Jacob

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ISBN 10: 0521730368 ISBN 13: 9780521730365

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

This volume is a study of the relationship between philosophy and faith in Søren Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments. It is also the first book to examine the role of Socrates in this body of writings, illuminating the significance of Socrates for Kierkegaard's thought. Jacob Howland argues that in the Fragments, philosophy and faith are closely related passions. A careful examination of the role of Socrates demonstrates that Socratic, philosophical eros opens up a path to faith. At the same time, the work of faith - which holds the self together with that which transcends it - is essentially erotic in the Socratic sense of the term. Chapters on Kierkegaard's Johannes Climacus and on Plato's Apology shed light on the Socratic character of the pseudonymous author of the Fragments and the role of 'the god' in Socrates' pursuit of wisdom. Howland also analyzes the Concluding Unscientific Postscript and Kierkegaard's reflections on Socrates and Christ.

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Recensione

'This reviewer has been enriched by the experience and made to think for the first time about the unlikely but fascinating relationship between a tormented nineteenth century theologian and a towering Greek thinker who cherished wisdom and virtue above all else.' Theology, Ethics and Philosophy

Descrizione del libro

This volume is a study of the relationship between philosophy and faith in Søren Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments. It is also the first book to examine the role of Socrates in this body of writings and it illuminates the significance of Socrates for Kierkegaard's thought in general.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521730368
• ISBN 13: 9780521730365
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 248