Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling
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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. 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…
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Key features
- Enhanced with explanatory notes, guide to further reading, and an introduction which places the text in its historical and philosophical context
- Fear and Trembling is a core teaching text for undergraduates and graduates
- Of interest to those studying religion as well as philosophy
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809712
- Series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
- Subjects Philosophy,Philosophy Texts,Religion,Religion: General Interest
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 31 July 2006
- ISBN: 9780521848107
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.36kg
- Page extent: 156 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 24 July 2006
- ISBN: 9780521612692
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.268kg
- Page extent: 154 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511809712
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