In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically
and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham,
that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's
proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there
an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In
pondering these questions, Kierkegaard presents faith as a paradox
that cannot be understood by reason and conventional morality, and he
challenges the universalist ethics and immanental philosophy of modern
German idealism, especially as represented by Kant and Hegel. This
volume, first published in 2006, presents the first new English
translation for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an
introduction by C. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and
religious issues raised by the text.
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9781107264076
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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