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Book SynopsisKierkegaard's philosophy is the description of the structure and behavior of human consciousness. Adi Shmueli reconstructs that philosophy by showing that it always reflects the structure in question, and thus provides a useful key to Kierkegaard's work. Mr. Shmueli approaches his task by analyzing first the aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Foreword, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. About Consciousness in General, pg. 9*2. The Esthetic Consciousness, pg. 14*3. The Ethical Consciousness, pg. 31*4. The Religious Consciousness, pg. 49*5. Consciousness and Religions A and B, pg. 62*6. The Alienation of Consciousness, pg. 83*7. Consciousness and the Uses of Irony and Humor, pg. 104*8. Consciousness and Indirect Communication, pg. 128*9. The Christian Consciousness and the Problem of Truth, pg. 145*10. The Historicity and Temporality of Consciousness, pg. 176*11. Conclusion, pg. 190*Works Cited, pg. 195*Notes, pg. 197*Selected Bibliography, pg. 201
