Passionate Reason - Making Sense of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments

Johannes Climacus, Soren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous author of Philosophical Fragments, "invents" a religion suspiciously resembling Christianity as an alternative to the assumption that humans possess the Truth within themselves. Through this literary device, Climacus raises in a fresh and audacious way age-old questions about the relation of Christian faith to human reason. Is the idea of a human incarnation of God logically coherent? Is religious faith the product of a voluntary choice? In a comprehensive discussion of one of Kierkegaard's most important books, C. Stephen Evans elucidates Kierkegaard's novel explanation that the tension between faith and reason must be understood as a consequence of the passionate character of reason itself. Passionate Reason situates Kierkegaard's philosophy in the context of postmodern religious thought, providing a contemporary reading of Fragments as a challenge to both the modern Enlightenment critique of reason and the postmodern abandonment of truth.

Riassunto

Is religious faith the product of a voluntary choice? In a comprehensive discussion of one of Kierkegaard's most important books, the author elucidates Kierkegaard's novel explanation that the tension between faith and reason must be understood as a consequence of the passionate character of reason itself.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C. Stephen Evans
• Editore: Indiana University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1992
• EAN: 9780253320735
• ISBN: 978-0-253-32073-5
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 438 g
• Serie: Indiana Series in the Philosop; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie