Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments. What is required in order to go beyond socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the. One of the most noteworthy features of kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript. Ive outlined the argument in philosophical fragments below in order to provide some background. The concluding unscientific postscript is a huge and unwieldy book. An individual can know what christianity is without being a christian. Kierkegaard intended postscript to be his concluding work as an author. It is advisable, then, to treat and analyze these works. Johannes climacus, concluding unscientific postscript to. Nevertheless, the 19thcentury danish philosopher was confident that history would offer him a warmer reception than his contemporaries did. Soren kierkegaard, concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, hong p. Kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript, used.
Hong is the former director of the kierkegaard library at st. Hong on the kierkegaards writings series, as well as other english translations of kierkegaards work. In this work, socrates is acknowledged as the illustrious greek. Summary of kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript to print or download this file, click the link below. The concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical fragments is, as its name suggests, the sequel to philosophical fragments and is published under the pseudonym johannes climacus, but also credits kierkegaard as editor. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments kierkegaards writings by. The work is a poignant attack against hegelianism, the philosophy of g.
Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, vol. Concluding unscientific postscript is ostensibly a postscript to philosophical fragments or, in some translations, philosophical crumbs. What is required in order to go beyond socratic recollection. It was an attack on what kierkegaard saw as hegels deterministic. Concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical.
Hong, assisted by gregor malantschuk, cambridge university press 9780521897983 kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript. But i must ask you socrates, what do you suppose is the upshot of. The objective problem concerning the truth of christianity introductory remarks chapter i. Kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript is a classic of existential literature. Soren kierkegaard, concluding unscientific postscript to the.
Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, volume 1 book. That it serves as such is no small achievement, and it is surely a credit to the editor, rick anthony furtak, that he kept the contributors from niggling with details that could have only. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, volume ii soren kierkegaard, howard v. Concluding unscientific postscript by soren kierkegaard. In the recent princeton edition it runs to 623 pages. Princeton university press, 1941 the corsair affair and articles related to the writings. The subsequent second authorship after the corsair affair made postscript the turning point in the entire authorship. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical.
Soren aabye kierkegaard was a nineteenth century existentialist philosopher, and arguably both the father of existentialism and modern psychology. Quotes concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, a mimicalpatheticdialectical compilation an existential contribution volume i, presented as by johannes climacus, edited by soren kierkegaard. In concluding unscientific postscript, kierkegaard 1992 asserts that objectively the emphasis is on what is said. Olaf college, and is the general editor of kierkegaards writings. Hong points out, there is irony in calling this work a postscript to another work, when this is five times the size of the former. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, volume 1 kierkegaards writings, vol 12. Foreword editors preface introduction by the editor preface introduction book one. The work is a poignant attack against hegelianism, the philosophy of hegel, especially hegels science of logic. Concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical crumbs. A critical guide is that it lives up to its subtitle. Concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical crumbs a mimic, pathetic, dialectic compilation an existential contribution by johannes climacus.
Volume 2 contains the translators and editors extensive notes, excerpts from kierkegaards journals relevant to the main text of cup, and bibliographic and indexing material. Uniform title afsluttende uvidenskabelig efterskrift. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kierkegaards writings, xii, volume i. How can we tell, the postscript asks, when a prayer to god is authentic. Kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical fragments tr.
Our ebooks editions are available from these online vendors. The work is also famous for its dictum, subjectivity is truth. It concludes the first and richest phase of kierkegaards pseudonymous authorship and is the text that philosophers look to first when attempting to define kierkegaards own philosophy. Concluding unscientific postscript princeton university. Admittedly this outline is lacking because it doesnt fully explain kierkegaards reasoning. Noel adams kierkegaardiana yet the postscript also insists echoing the project of philosophical crumbs9 the book to which it is a.
This concept of existing, if this is to be understood as just any sort of existing, cannot be done without passion is critical to understand kierkegaard. This collection truly is a guide to the work as a whole. Edna h hong in philosophical fragments the pseudonymous author johannes climacus explored the question. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, volume i ebook. Hong translator in philosophical fragments the pseudonymous author johannes climacus explored the question. Hong 192007 was a poet, writer, and translator who collaborated with professor howard v. For the first time in english the world community of scholars is systematically assembling and presenting the results of recent research in the vast literature of soren kierkegaard.
Concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical fragments is a major work thought to be. Swenson, completed after his death by walter lowrie princeton, n. Concluding unscientific postscript to the philosophical fragments danish. Concluding unscientific postscript is on one level a philosophical jest, yet on. Howard v hong in philosophical fragments the pseudonymous author johannes climacus explored the question. Kierkegaards text of concluding unscientific postscript is vol. Based on the definitive english edition of kierkegaards works by princeton university press, this series of commentaries addresses all the published texts of the influential danish philosopher and theologian. Summary of kierkegaards concluding unscientific postscript. Concluding unscientific postscript to philosophical fragments, volume 1.
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