Overview

Either/Or is Kierkegaard's first major work and arguably his most virtuosic. It introduces many of the most important philosophical themes that define the rest of his authorship and showcases - through its several pseudonyms and genres - Kierkegaard's prodigious literary scope. In this Critical Guide, a diverse group of scholars strike new ground in our understanding of both this work, and Kierkegaard's authorship as a whole. Their essays highlight the text's philosophical range, with substantial discussions of issues in aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, phenomenology, and philosophy of religion. The volume will be essential reading for any person seeking to deepen their understanding of Either/Or and Kierkegaard's work more generally.

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Author:   Ryan S. Kemp (Wheaton College, Illinois) ,  Walter Wietzke (University of Wisconsin, River Falls)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.542kg
ISBN:  

9781316512555

ISBN 10:   131651255
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   30 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Ryan S. Kemp and Walter Wietzke; 1. Existential melancholia: the affective psychology of the 'Diapsalmata' in Either/Or Rick Anthony Furtak and Ruth Rebecca Tietjen; 2. Don Giovanni and the musical-erotic Fred Rush; 3. For what may the aesthete hope? Focus and standstill in 'the unhappiest one' and 'rotation of crops' Elizabeth Li and Andrew Chignell; 4. Companions in guilt: aestheticism and cartesianism as two sides of the same coin Genia Schönbaumsfeld; 5. A's religion of boredom Antón Barba-Kay; 6. The artist is not present: metaphysical performance in the diary of the seducer Noreen Khawaja; 7. Failed temporalities in Patrick Stokes; 8. Love, marriage and delusion in Either/Or Walter Wietzke; 9. The philosophy of science in Either/Or Hans Halvorson; 10. The despair of judge William Sharon Krishek; 11. The problem of evil in Either/Or: a religious-aesthetic debate Ulrika Carlsson; 12. Illusions of ethical independence: the last word in Either/Or Daniel Watts; Bibliography; Index.

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Ryan S. Kemp is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is the author of two books: Reason and Conversion in Kierkegaard and the German Idealists (2020) and Marilynne Robinson's Worldly Gospel (2023). Walter Wietzke is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. His work has been published in journals including Res Philosophica and The European Legacy.

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