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Book SynopsisIn this book Michael Strawser argues that Kierkegaard should be interpreted primarily as a philosopher of love who ultimately presents readers with a first phenomenology of love.
Trade ReviewMichael Strawser’s book. . . is an important contribution to understanding the universal human experience of love. . . . Strawser’s phenomenological exploration of love in the writings of Søren Kierkegaard offers valuable insights into the philosopher’s life’s work. . . Strawser’s book is an approachable and engaging discussion that conveys the relevance of Kierkegaard for a contemporary world very much in need of more love. * Reading Religion *
Power, prominence, or wealth can’t give real meaning to life—only love can. This is a vivid account of love and the story of how love becomes the lodestone of Kierkegaard’s varied and voluminous writing. In this fine and comprehensive book, Strawser shows how love stitches a self together and threads out to gently pull in friends and loved ones, giving verve and traction to a life. -- Edward F. Mooney, Syracuse University
According to Michael Strawser, the topic of love has become the central focus of Kierkegaard research in the early twenty-first century. Interpreting Kierkegaard as a phenomenological thinker, Strawser brings the ideas of a nineteenth-century author usefully into dialogue with recent and contemporary philosophers of love and emotion. His discussion is thus aimed at readers who wish to understand Kierkegaard, or love, or both. -- Rick Anthony Furtak, Colorado College
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Love’s Incitement Chapter 3. Love’s Immediacy Chapter 4. Love’s Intentionality Chapter 5. Love’s Eternity Chapter 6. Love’s Fall Chapter 7. Love’s Fear Chapter 8. Conclusion
