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| Søren Kierkegaard: Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher known for his existentialist ideas. Major works "Fear and Trembling," "Either/Or," and "The Sickness Unto Death." His writings influenced existential philosophy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on Kierkegaard - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 343 Kierkegaard/Höffe: [Kierkegaard] (...) deals with dangers and difficulties that arise outside of politics, the world of economy, society, law and state. He, the founder of the newer existential philosophy, places the individual at the center of his thinking, who has the unjustifiable freedom to decide for him- or herself what kind of life he or she wants to lead. There is certainly a political message in this: Responsibility/Kierkegaard: Neither a democracy based on the rule of law nor a tightly knit social safety net, even personal friends and a life partner do not relieve the burden of the highly personal responsibility demanded here. In a strict "either-or", as one of his works is titled, one has to choose between three Höfe I 344 forms of life: the sensual, the ethical and the only perfect, the Christian existence. With this theme, Kierkegaard is a political thinker in the indirect form of a critique of a possible overestimation of the political, which amounts to its disempowerment: Law, state and politics are not everything; perhaps they are not even the most important thing for humans._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19