Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.īlack Cloth Hardback. A new English translation of one of the most important and influential of Kierkegaard' s works. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and religious issues raised by the text. This volume, first published in 2006, presents the first new English translation for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an introduction by C. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. The Father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal leap of faith'. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. Throughout history, some books have changed the world.

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