Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

ISBN 10: 0521882478 / ISBN 13: 9780521882477

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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A new translation of Concluding Unscientific Postscript, with an introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical contexts. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 104. . 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521882478
• ISBN 13: 9780521882477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript is a classic of existential literature. It concludes the first and richest phase of Kierkegaard's pseudonymous authorship and is the text that philosophers look to first when attempting to define Kierkegaard's own philosophy. Familiar Kierkegaardian themes are introduced in the work, including truth as subjectivity, indirect communication, the leap, and the impossibility of forming a philosophical system for human existence. The Postscript sums up the aims of the preceding pseudonymous works and opens the way to the next part of Kierkegaard's increasingly tempestuous life: it can thus be seen as a cornerstone of his philosophical thought. This volume offers the work in a new and accessible translation by Alastair Hannay, together with an introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical contexts.

About the Author

Alastair Hannay is Professor Emeritus, University of Oslo.