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Kierkegaard: An Introduction

Brand: Cambridge University Press

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UPC:
9780521700412
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2009-04-27
Release Date:
2009-04-09
Author:
C. Stephen Evans
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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C. Stephen Evans provides a clear, readable introduction to Sren Kierkegaard (1813-55) as a philosopher and thinker. His book is organised around Kierkegaard's concept of the three 'stages' or 'spheres' of human existence, which provide both a developmental account of the human self and an understanding of three rival views of human life and its meaning. Evans also discusses such important Kierkegaardian concepts as 'indirect communication', 'truth as subjectivity', and the Incarnation understood as 'the Absolute Paradox'. Although his discussion emphasises the importance of Christianity for understanding Kierkgaard, it shows him to be a writer of great interest to a secular as well as a religious audience. Evans' book brings Kierkegaard into conversation with western philosophers past and present, presenting him as one who gives powerful answers to the questions which philosophers ask.