Søren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher
rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in
contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded
Either/Or as the beginning of his authorship, although he had
published two earlier works on Hans Christian Andersen and irony. The
pseudonymous volumes of Either/Or are the writings of a young man (I)
and of Judge William (II). The ironical young man's papers include a
collection of sardonic aphorisms; essays on Mozart, modern drama, and
boredom; and "The Seducer's Diary." The seeming miscellany is a
reflective presentation of aspects of the "either," the esthetic view
of life. Part II is an older friend's "or," the ethical life of
integrated, authentic personhood, elaborated in discussions of
personal becoming and of marriage. The resolution of the "either/or"
is left to the reader, for there is no Part III until the appearance
of Stages on Life's Way. The poetic-reflective creations of a master
stylist and imaginative impersonator, the two men write in distinctive
ways appropriate to their respective positions.
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ISBN
9781400846931
Publisert
2013
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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