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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
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I don't know how he does it but I am so seduced each time I visit the Dane. Kierkegaard is a sharp writer, far more literary than we are used to in philosophy. This is true here, but he's also cheeky.
The book opens with: 'Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates to itself, or that in the relation which is its relating to itself. The self is not the relation but the relation's relating to itself.' This is kind of a famous quotation, and it is remarkable purely from the perspective of sentence construction, but it is, as I say, rather cheeky. 'Spirit' is seen as specific to the individual. I'm sure that can be quite upsetting. Wild to see K elsewhere in the text begin to articulate something that very much resembles the superego. Exquisite-
It's hard to resist seeing K as a sort of anti-Nietzsche, or a Nietzschean shadow is perhaps more accurate. The shadow that precedes the object. A ghost indeed- a specter, haunting.
The book opens with: 'Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates to itself, or that in the relation which is its relating to itself. The self is not the relation but the relation's relating to itself.' This is kind of a famous quotation, and it is remarkable purely from the perspective of sentence construction, but it is, as I say, rather cheeky. 'Spirit' is seen as specific to the individual. I'm sure that can be quite upsetting. Wild to see K elsewhere in the text begin to articulate something that very much resembles the superego. Exquisite-
It's hard to resist seeing K as a sort of anti-Nietzsche, or a Nietzschean shadow is perhaps more accurate. The shadow that precedes the object. A ghost indeed- a specter, haunting.
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Spectacular, moving, igniting, piercing. Hard for me to describe how much I loved this one. Would give it 6 stars if I could!
Interesting takes.
Did not understand everything, so should read again.
Did not understand everything, so should read again.
There may well be some very salient points in this book, but I felt constantly like I was sifting through an unrelated wordsearch to find them. To me it was, unfortunately, quite impenetrable.
Here's a random paragraph for example:
"It must be possible to find out the forms of despair by reflecting on the factors which constitute the self as a synthesis. The self is made up of infinitude and finitude. But this synthesis is a relation, and a relation which, though derived, relates to itself, which is freedom. But freedom is the dialectical element in the categories of possibility and necessity."
Maybe a more extensive background reading is required to appreciate this work, but I would certainly not recommend it to newcomers or those casually interested in philosophy.
Here's a random paragraph for example:
"It must be possible to find out the forms of despair by reflecting on the factors which constitute the self as a synthesis. The self is made up of infinitude and finitude. But this synthesis is a relation, and a relation which, though derived, relates to itself, which is freedom. But freedom is the dialectical element in the categories of possibility and necessity."
Maybe a more extensive background reading is required to appreciate this work, but I would certainly not recommend it to newcomers or those casually interested in philosophy.
un ouvrage digne d'intérêt qui "se lit tout seul", une réflexion pertinente bien que quelque peu limitée par l'adoption d'un point de vue chrétien qui ne comprend l'espoir qu'en termes de foi religieuse. si le livre second (portant sur le péché) m'a un peu moins intéressée, le premier, qui porte sur les différents types de désespoir, son universalité, sa dialectique essentielle dans ce rapport à la mort comme à la vie, fut tout simplement passionnant.
« Le rare ce n'est pas d'être désespéré, au contraire, le rare, le rarissime, c'est vraiment de ne pas l'être. »
« Le rare ce n'est pas d'être désespéré, au contraire, le rare, le rarissime, c'est vraiment de ne pas l'être. »
Although our class in Kierkegaard ended on a rather down note with this book, I really enjoyed it. It was especially helpful to have read The Concept of Anxiety before this. The two are paired together excellently in Kierkegaard's description of anxiety and despair. It seems that a thorough understanding of the two (similarities and differences) help paint a good picture of Kierkegaard's human. Overall, I found this work far more accessible than The Concept of Anxiety, which was a relief. I imagine I've only skimmed the surface of what can be gleaned from this work and it is certainly one to which I will return.
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dark
reflective
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