Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780521612692

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by C. Stephen Evans (Editor), Sylvia Walsh (Editor)

In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions, Kierkegaard presents faith as a paradox that cannot be understood by reason and conventional morality, and he challenges the universalist ethics and immanental philosophy of modern German idealism, especially as represented by Kant and Hegel. This volume, first published in 2006, presents the first new English translation for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an introduction by C. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and religious issues raised by the text.

Number of Pages: 156

Dimensions: 0.41 x 9.19 x 6.47 IN

Publication Date: July 20, 2006

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