Volume 2, Tome I: Kierkegaard and the Greek World - Socrates and Plato (Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources) - Hardcover

Nun, Katalin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754669815 ISBN 13: 9780754669814

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

The articles in this volume employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Greek tradition. A series of figures of varying importance in Kierkegaard's authorship are treated, ranging from early Greek poets to late Classical philosophical schools. In general it can be said that the Greeks collectively constitute one of the single most important body of sources for Kierkegaard's thought. He studied Greek from an early age and was profoundly inspired by what might be called the Greek spirit. Although he is generally considered a Christian thinker, he was nonetheless consistently drawn back to the Greeks for ideas and impulses on any number of topics. He frequently contrasts ancient Greek philosophy, with its emphasis on the lived experience of the individual in daily life, with the abstract German philosophy that was in vogue during his own time. It has been argued that he modeled his work on that of the ancient Greek thinkers specifically in order to contrast his own activity with that of his contemporaries.

About this title

About the Author:

Jon Stewart is an Associate Research Professor in the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0754669815
• ISBN 13: 9780754669814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 342
• Editor: Stewart Jon