"The first step to understanding Kierkegaard."--E-book 'cover' screen.
Title from e-book title screen (viewed June 22, 2004).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-79) and index.
KIERKEGAARD within your grasp -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Kierkegaard's Life -- As the Father, So the Son -- Kierkegaard Seeks His Path -- Love (Or Not) for Kierkegaard -- Kierkegaard Publishes Profusely -- Kierkegaard Takes On ... -- An Early Death -- Chapter 2: Philosophy -- Modern Philosophy's Quest for Answers -- Kierkegaard Responds to Hegel -- The Father of Existentialism -- Themes in Kierkegaard's Work -- Kierkegaard's Work -- Kierkegaard's Philosophy Continues -- Chapter 3: Either/Or -- The "Authors" of Either/Or -- How Either/Or Is Set Up.
General Philosophy -- Index.
Life from an Aesthetic View -- Moving to an Ethical View -- An Ethical Approach to Life -- A Summary of Themes from Either/Or -- Chapter 4: Fear and Trembling -- Abraham, the Father of Faith -- The Parts of Fear and Trembling -- Major Themes in Fear and Trembling -- Chapter 5: Philosophical Fragments -- The Philosophy of the Time: Hegel and Lessing -- The Author, Johannes Climacus -- The Setup -- How Can You Learn Truth? -- God as Teacher -- The Thought You Cannot Think -- Which Generation Has It Easier? -- Themes in Philosophical Fragments -- Chapter 6: The Concept of Dread.
The Author, Vigilus Haufniensis -- The Writing Style -- Adam and Eve's First Sin -- Anxiety Defined -- Faith and Anxiety -- Themes in The Concept of Dread -- Chapter 7: Concluding Unscientific Postscript -- The Author and Structure of Concluding Unscientific Postscript -- Problems with Hegel and Rationalism -- Truth Is Subjectivity -- The Definition of Existence -- Ethics and Abstraction -- The Crowd versus The Individual -- Becoming Subjective -- Kierkegaard's Role as Author -- Further Reading -- Kierkegaard's Books -- Anthologies -- Biographies and Critical Works -- Kierkegaard Web Sites.
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Philosophy's greatest luminaries brought down to earth. Kierkegaard Within Your Grasp offers fast, easy access to the life and works of the legendary architect of existentialism. In fewer than 100 pages, you'll get all the essentials in everyday language. A short biographical sketch sets the scene, followed by chapters illuminating Kierkegaard's overall philosophy and his most important writings. For students and lifelong learners seeking an entry point into this remarkably prolific thinker's social commentary, Kierkegaard Within Your Grasp is the springboard to enriched understanding. Inside you.