Items related to Kierkegaard: The Aesthetic and the Religious

Kierkegaard: The Aesthetic and the Religious - Softcover

Pattison, George

 
9780334027621: Kierkegaard: The Aesthetic and the Religious
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0334027624 ISBN 13: 9780334027621
Publisher: SCM Press, 2012

Synopsis

Soren Kierkegaard is often painted as the arch-individualist - someone who puts so much stress on the role of the single individual that he has nothing to say about social issues. This collection of essays not only refutes that caricature, it also reveals just how dynamic and challenging Kierkegaard's social thinking really is. Scholars from diverse disciplines show how Kierkegaard raises difficult questions about the nature of selfhood, the church, society, politics, love and justice - questions we cannot afford to ignore. Avoiding any kind of uncritical hero-worship, the contributors wrestle with Kierkegaard's writings and the challenges they pose to contemporary politics and ethics - not least those inspired by `postmodern' thinking. And the book opens with an indispensable introductory essay which charts the history of Kierkegaard interpretation in this area. Kierkegaard: The Self in Society dispels the myths which still surround the enigmatic Dane, and sets the agenda for future debate.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

George Pattison is Dean of King's College, Cambridge.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
SCM Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0334027624
ISBN 13 
9780334027621
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
208