Kierkegaard, Socrates, and the Meaning of Life

Kierkegaard's lifelong fascination with the figure of Socrates has many aspects, but prominent among them is his admiration for the way Socrates was devoted to his divinely ordained mission as a philosopher. To have such a destiny, revealed through what one loves and is passionate about as well as through a feeling of vocation, is a necessary condition of leading a meaningful life, according to Kierkegaard. Examining what Kierkegaard has to say about the meaning of life requires looking at his conception of 'subjective truth,' as well as how he understands the ancient ideal of 'amor fati,' a notion that Nietzsche would subsequently take up, but that Kierkegaard understands in a manner that is distinctly his own, and that he sought to put into practice in his own existence. Our life is a work of art, but we are not the artist.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rick Anthony (Colorado College) Furtak, Furtak Rick Anthony
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009616089
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0961608-9
• Seiten: 64
• Serie: Elements in the Philosophy of S?ren Kierkegaard
• Themen: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Antike bis Gegenwart; History of Ideas, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Comparative Literature, Popular philosophy, Literature: history & criticism, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Popular philosophy: Meaning of life / finding sense in life