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TL53484
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Abraham as Existential Archetype in Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Kettering, Christian T.
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Verhoef, Anne H.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
North-West University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
GENERAL NOTES
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236 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ph.D.
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North-West University
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2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In the book of Genesis, chapter 22 Abraham is called upon by God, the creator of the universe, to sacrifice his promised son: Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love-Isaac-and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about" (NIV, 1991). This same Abraham is recognized as the father of three world religions, namely: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Genesis 22 account of Abraham also serves as a prominent example of religion for the world-renowned philosopher and ethicist Immanuel Kant. Kant argues the example of Abraham in Genesis 22 points to the flaws of religion devoid of reason. Kant's position regarding Abraham in Genesis 22, and the implications of this account for religion, remains a standard to this day. The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard dedicated an entire book to the Genesis account in which Abraham is called to sacrifice his son, namely Fear and Trembling. Ongoing debate has surrounded the significance of both the Genesis 22 account, and Kierkegaard's argument concerning Abraham's actions in this biblical event. It is in Kierkegaard's work, Fear and Trembling, that traditional interpretations of a heroic Abraham in Genesis 22 come to clash with the Kantian concern and disapproval of such a view of Abraham's actions. In the following I will seek to support a unique reading of Fear and Trembling in which Kierkegaard addresses Kantian criticisms of Abraham by concluding Abraham is an existential archetype for all of humanity.
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Biblical studies
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Philosophy
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Kettering, Christian T.
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Verhoef, Anne H.
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North-West University
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