Kierkegaard (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Rudolph Friedmann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331872316 ISBN 13 : 9781331872313

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A bold psychological portrait of Kierkegaard that connects his life to his ideas.

This nonfiction study uses psychoanalytic insights to illuminate how the thinker’s family ties, personal relationships, and inner conflicts shaped his philosophy. It traces a path from a dominant father-imago and early turmoil to the development of a distinctive, sometimes controversial, existential voice.

The book blends biography with interpretation, showing how events like Kierkegaard’s engagement and its end, along with later self-reflection, fed his quest to “move beyond” ordinary life. It grounds its analysis in repeated motifs—father figures, love and loss, and the tension between life and death—that recur in his writings and in the era’s cultural mood.

- Learn how the father figure and family dynamics are read as engines for Kierkegaard’s thought.
- See how romantic ties and their outcome intersect with philosophical developments and religious questions.
- Explore terms like Eros, imago, sublimation, and the death instinct as they relate to his work.
- Consider how a psychoanalytic lens can illuminate the creativity and conflicts of a key modern thinker.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, psychology, and scholars seeking a different lens on Kierkegaard’s life and ideas.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Classical Kierkegaard Type and the Epigone Kierkegaard is of special interest to us as a type who contained within himse Kthe power to ascend to the utmost peaks of individuality and not only to ascend towards an outer individua Kty but to hold within himse Kboth the flowering rod and the cold spire of the Master Builder distance of religious individuality. Kierkegaard came before the dawn of analytical consciousness. In those days the power of the Father had not yet been brought down to earth or realised on earth thin cold feet could endlessly run and too long arms be stretched to their fingertips beseeching to be called to the warmth of the radiant God. Such was the heroic phase of early nineteenth-century schizoid thought ;through loneliness alone could nearness to the Father be achieved. The typical schizophrenic lack of balance, the flight to the extreme J. For a definition of this and other psychological terms see glossary on page 61. f From Snow before the Sun by Tessa M. Sillars.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331872316
• ISBN 13: 9781331872313
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 70
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