Kierkegaard's Either/Or

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-316-51255-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 503 g

Reihe: Cambridge Critical Guides

Either/Or is Kierkegaard's first major work and arguably his most virtuosic. It introduces many of the most important philosophical themes that define the rest of his authorship and showcases - through its several pseudonyms and genres - Kierkegaard's prodigious literary scope. In this Critical Guide, a diverse group of scholars strike new ground in our understanding of both this work, and Kierkegaard's authorship as a whole. Their essays highlight the text's philosophical range, with substantial discussions of issues in aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, phenomenology, and philosophy of religion. The volume will be essential reading for any person seeking to deepen their understanding of Either/Or and Kierkegaard's work more generally.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kemp, Ryan S

Wietzke, Walter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Ryan S. Kemp and Walter Wietzke; 1. Existential melancholia: the affective psychology of the 'Diapsalmata' in Either/Or Rick Anthony Furtak and Ruth Rebecca Tietjen; 2. Don Giovanni and the musical-erotic Fred Rush; 3. For what may the aesthete hope? Focus and standstill in 'the unhappiest one' and 'rotation of crops' Elizabeth Li and Andrew Chignell; 4. Companions in guilt: aestheticism and cartesianism as two sides of the same coin Genia Schönbaumsfeld; 5. A's religion of boredom Antón Barba-Kay; 6. The artist is not present: metaphysical performance in the diary of the seducer Noreen Khawaja; 7. Failed temporalities in Patrick Stokes; 8. Love, marriage and delusion in Either/Or Walter Wietzke; 9. The philosophy of science in Either/Or Hans Halvorson; 10. The despair of judge William Sharon Krishek; 11. The problem of evil in Either/Or: a religious-aesthetic debate Ulrika Carlsson; 12. Illusions of ethical independence: the last word in Either/Or Daniel Watts; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Kemp, Ryan S
Ryan S. Kemp is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is the author of two books: Reason and Conversion in Kierkegaard and the German Idealists (2020) and Marilynne Robinson's Worldly Gospel (2023).

Wietzke, Walter
Walter Wietzke is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. His work has been published in journals including Res Philosophica and The European Legacy.