Kierkegaard's Writings, XII, Volume I

Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Religious
Cover of the book Kierkegaard's Writings, XII, Volume I by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong, Princeton University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong ISBN: 9781400846993
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: April 21, 2013
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
ISBN: 9781400846993
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: April 21, 2013
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

In Philosophical Fragments the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, Concluding Unscientific Postscript is on one level a philosophical jest, yet on another it is Climacus's characterization of the subjective thinker's relation to the truth of Christianity. At once ironic, humorous, and polemical, this work takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. Whereas the movement in the earlier pseudonymous writings is away from the aesthetic, the movement in Postscript is away from speculative thought. Kierkegaard intended Postscript to be his concluding work as an author. The subsequent "second authorship" after The Corsair Affair made Postscript the turning point in the entire authorship. Part One of the text volume examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue, Part Two the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian, and the volume ends with an addendum in which Kierkegaard acknowledges and explains his relation to the pseudonymous authors and their writings. The second volume contains the scholarly apparatus, including a key to references and selected entries from Kierkegaard's journals and papers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Philosophical Fragments the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, Concluding Unscientific Postscript is on one level a philosophical jest, yet on another it is Climacus's characterization of the subjective thinker's relation to the truth of Christianity. At once ironic, humorous, and polemical, this work takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. Whereas the movement in the earlier pseudonymous writings is away from the aesthetic, the movement in Postscript is away from speculative thought. Kierkegaard intended Postscript to be his concluding work as an author. The subsequent "second authorship" after The Corsair Affair made Postscript the turning point in the entire authorship. Part One of the text volume examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue, Part Two the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian, and the volume ends with an addendum in which Kierkegaard acknowledges and explains his relation to the pseudonymous authors and their writings. The second volume contains the scholarly apparatus, including a key to references and selected entries from Kierkegaard's journals and papers.

More books from Princeton University Press

Cover of the book A Certain Ambiguity by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book e: The Story of a Number by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Happy Lives and the Highest Good by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book The Black Hole of Empire by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Broken Lives by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Contested Tastes by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Working Together by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book The Paradox of Love by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Where Are the Women Architects? by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Purposive Interpretation in Law by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Improving Public Opinion Surveys by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Partisan Publics by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
Cover of the book Europe since 1989 by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy