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Book SynopsisKierkegaard is an exegetical interpretation of Søren Kierkegaard''s Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Vivaldi Jean-Marie elaborates on the philosophical and religious arguments of the pseudonym Johannes Climacus to demonstrate that history is propatory toward the achievement of eternal happiness. The author emphasizes Kierkegaard''s heritage in the Post-Kantian tradition by discussing his critique of the Romantics and German Idealists. The exposition of Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript is carried out on the basis of the ongoing conversation between Climacus and the Post-Kantian tradition to argue that Climacus wishes to show the limitation of history and philosophy and the necessity of subjective appropriation to transcend the shortcoming of history and philosophy. Climacus''s assessment of the prevailing Christian attitudes of the 19th century maps out the possibility of subjective religious experience in freedom.
Trade ReviewThis book presents a fairly straightforward reading of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Jean-Marie provides a light contextualization of the arguments of these difficult works, clarifying Kierkegaard's engagement with German Idealism and specifically with Lessing, Kant and Hegel. The book will be useful for novice readers of Kierkegaard. * Religious Studies Review, December 2009 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Kierkegaard's Critique of Romanticism and German Idealism Chapter 3 Climacus's Philosophical Fragments Chapter 4 Climacus's Concluding Unscientific Postscript
