Fear and Trembling (Penguin Great Ideas) - Softcover

Eremita, Victor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143037579 ISBN 13: 9780143037576

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2006

Synopsis

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Regarded as the father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature; in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal "leap of faith."

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About the Author:

S[ren Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Denmark and 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0143037579
• ISBN 13: 9780143037576
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160