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Zusatztext "Clare Carlisle's patient and probing orchestration of the many levels and the smallest details of this thrillingly complex text promises to be as illuminating for Kierkegaard scholars as it is useful for those approaching it for the first time." - Stephen Mulhall, University of Oxford, UK Informationen zum Autor Clare Carlisle is Professor of Philosophy at King's College London, UK. She is the author of several books including Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard (2019), Spinoza's Religion: A New Reading of the Ethics (2021), and The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life (2023). Klappentext Søren Kierkegaard was without question one of the most important and influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. Fear and Trembling is a classic text in the history of both philosophical and religious thought that still challenges readers with its original philosophical perspective and idiosyncratic literary style. Kierkegaard's 'Fear and Trembling': A Reader's Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and notoriously demanding work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Kierkegaard for the first time, the book offers guidance on: - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Reception and influence - Further reading Vorwort A concise and accessible introduction, this Reader's Guide takes students through Kierkegaard's most important work and a key nineteenth century philosophical text. Zusammenfassung Soren Kierkegaard was without question one of the most important and influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. His "Fear and Trembling" is a classic text in the history of both philosophical and religious thought. This title offers an introduction to this work. It also offers guidance on philosophical and historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword \ A Note on the Text \ Overview of Themes and Context \ Reading the Text \ i. Preface \ ii. Tuning Up \ iii. A Tribute to Abraham \ iv. A Preliminary Outpouring from the Heart \ v. Problem I \ vi. Problem II \ vii. Problem III \ viii. Epilogue \ Reception and Influence \ Further Reading \ Index....
