Fear and Trembling
dialectical lyric by johannes de silentio
$22.11
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1986
Summary
The Absurdity of Faith: Fear and Trembling
Writing under the pseudonym of Johannes de silentio, Kierkegaard uses the form of a dialectical lyric to present his conception of faith. Abraham is portrayed as a great man, who chose to sacrifice his son, Isaac, in the face of conflicting expectations and in defiance of any conceivable ethical standard. The infamous and controversial ‘teleological suspension of the ethical’ challenged the contemporary views of Hegel’s universal moral syst…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444490 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140444491 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Alastair Hannay, Søren Kierkegaard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1986 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 11mm |
About The Author
Alastair Hannay
Danish-born Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) wrote on a wide variety of themes, including religion, psychology, and literature. He is remembered for his philosophy, which was influential in the development of 20th century existentialism.
Alastair Hannay is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard and has translated Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death, Either/Or, and Papers and Journals for Penguin Classics.
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