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      • Roe Fremstedal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      27 January 2022
      17 February 2022
      ISBN:
      9781009076005
      9781316513767
      9781009074735
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009076005
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.73kg, 296 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.431kg, 296 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Nineteenth-Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Philosophy
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    Many of Søren Kierkegaard's most controversial and influential ideas are more relevant than ever to contemporary debates on ethics, philosophy of religion and selfhood. Kierkegaard develops an original argument according to which wholeheartedness requires both moral and religious commitment. In this book, Roe Fremstedal provides a compelling reconstruction of how Kierkegaard develops wholeheartedness in the context of his views on moral psychology, meta-ethics and the ethics of religious belief. He shows that Kierkegaard's influential account of despair, selfhood, ethics and religion belongs to a larger intellectual context in which German philosophers such as Kant and Fichte play crucial roles. Moreover, Fremstedal makes a solid case for the controversial claim that religion supports ethics, instead of contradicting it. His book offers a novel and comprehensive reading of Kierkegaard, drawing on important sources that are little known.

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    'Professor Fremstedal conducts a compelling reconstruction of how Kierkegaard develops wholeheartedness based on his views of moral psychology, metaethics, and the ethics of religious belief … This monograph provides unique understanding and reliable resources, tackling some controversial issues, and is a timely reference worthy of being read by researchers interested in the study of Kierkegaard and his outstanding cognitive philosophy on selfhood, ethics, and religion.'

    Chuandai Qiao - Dialog A Journal of Theology

    'While this book will serve as an indispensable resource for contemporary Kierkegaard scholarship, it also has something to offer for ongoing conversations about Kant, German Romanticism, Idealism, ethics, religious epistemology, and Kierkegaard's subsequent relevance to these areas. In this way, Fremstedal has done a tremendous service to Kierkegaard scholarship by re-presenting him as a figure worthy of immediate consideration across multiple subdisciplines of philosophical and theological inquiry and scholarship.'

    Charles Duke Source: Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion

    ‘Fremstedal has a talent for presenting philosophical argumentation with clarity and stunning economy. While this style does not make for easy consumption, it allows Fremstedal to chart an elegantly argued path through a forest of secondary literature. His gift for lapidary summation is complemented by his ear for passages that unite philosophic significance, passionate conviction, and literary force. Whether he is discussing Kierkegaard himself or secondary scholarship, Fremstedal renders gnarly philosophical disputes vivid, thanks to his gift for telling citations in a compelling narrative. A spirit of generosity and fair-mindedness animates Fremstedal’s project from beginning to end, and this, together with his able bridging of predominantly continental and analytic approaches, makes this book particularly thought-provoking.’

    Vanessa Rumble Source: Journal of the History of Philosophy

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