Kierkegaard's Fear and trembling [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / Clare Carlisle

• Autore: Carlisle Clare <1977->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 198/.9
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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:. -
• Titolo autorizzato: Kierkegaard's Fear and trembling
• ISBN: 1-4411-6748-X; 1-282-82216-0; 9786612822162; 1-4411-9921-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827453603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum reader's guides.