Narrative, Identity and the Kierkegaardian Self

Is each of us the main character in a story we tell about ourselves, or is this narrative understanding of selfhood misguided and possibly harmful? Are selves and persons the same thing? And what does the possibility of sudden death mean for our ability to understand the narrative of ourselves?For the first time, this collection brings together figures in contemporary philosophy and Kierkegaard studies to explore pressing questions like these in the philosophy of personal identity and moral psychology. These essays will both advance important ongoing discussions of selfhood and expand the light that, 200 years after his birth, Kierkegaard is still able to shed on contemporary problems.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-10
- By John Lippitt, University of Hertfordshire, Patrick Stokes, Deakin University
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1 - The Moments of a Life: On Some Similarities between Life and Literature
pp 11-28
- By Marya Schechtman, University of Illinois at Chicago
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2 - Teleology, Narrative and Death
pp 29-45
- By Roman Altshuler, University of the Pacific
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3 - Kierkegaard's Platonic Teleology
pp 46-62
- By Anthony Rudd, University of Hertfordshire
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4 - Narrative Holism and the Moment
pp 63-77
- By Patrick Stokes, Deakin University
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5 - Kierkegaard's Erotic Reduction and the Problem of Founding the Self
pp 78-94
- By Michael Strawser, University of Central Florida
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6 - Narrativity and Normativity
pp 95-112
- By Walter Wietzke, University of Wisconsin
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7 - The End in the Beginning: Eschatology in Kierkegaard's Literary Criticism
pp 113-125
- By Eleanor Helms, California Polytechnic State University
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8 - Forgiveness and the Rat Man: Kierkegaard, ‘Narrative Unity’ and ‘Wholeheartedness’ Revisited
pp 126-143
- By John Lippitt, University of Hertfordshire
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9 - The Virtues of Ambivalence: Wholeheartedness as Existential Telos and the Unwillable Completion of Narravives
pp 144-160
- By John J. Davenport, Fordham University
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10 - Non-Narrative Protestant Goods: Protestant Ethics and Kierkegaardian Selfhood
pp 161-168
- By Matias Møl Dalsgaard, University of Aarhus
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11 - Narrativity, Aspect and Selfhood
pp 169-185
- By Michael J. Sigrist, Washington University
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12 - The Senses of an Ending
pp 186-202
- By Kathy Behrendt, Wilfrid Laurier University
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13 - The End? Kierkegaard's Death and its Implications for Telling his Story
pp 203-216
- By George Pattison, University of Glasgow
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Bibliography
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-vii

Abbreviations
pp viii-x

Contributors
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-10

1 - The Moments of a Life: On Some Similarities between Life and Literature
pp 11-28

2 - Teleology, Narrative and Death
pp 29-45

3 - Kierkegaard's Platonic Teleology
pp 46-62

4 - Narrative Holism and the Moment
pp 63-77

5 - Kierkegaard's Erotic Reduction and the Problem of Founding the Self
pp 78-94

6 - Narrativity and Normativity
pp 95-112

7 - The End in the Beginning: Eschatology in Kierkegaard's Literary Criticism
pp 113-125

8 - Forgiveness and the Rat Man: Kierkegaard, ‘Narrative Unity’ and ‘Wholeheartedness’ Revisited
pp 126-143

9 - The Virtues of Ambivalence: Wholeheartedness as Existential Telos and the Unwillable Completion of Narravives
pp 144-160

10 - Non-Narrative Protestant Goods: Protestant Ethics and Kierkegaardian Selfhood
pp 161-168

11 - Narrativity, Aspect and Selfhood
pp 169-185

12 - The Senses of an Ending
pp 186-202

13 - The End? Kierkegaard's Death and its Implications for Telling his Story
pp 203-216

Bibliography
pp 217-228

Index
pp 229-234

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