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Either/Or
A Fragment of Life
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Either/Or
Published in 1843, this is one of the earliest of Kierkegaard's major works. The author plays devil's advocate putting forward two opposing points of view challenging the reader to question the different alternatives. This book is written to provoke philosophical debate.
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Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflicts inherent in life between living aesthetically and living morally.
In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters—the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section—Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence. He contemplates subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman.
A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical. It both meditates ironically and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounds the noble virtues of a morally upstanding life.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780140445770
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 May 1992
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Alastair Hannay
- Translated by Alastair Hannay
- Notes by Alastair Hannay
- Abridged by Alastair Hannay
- Edited by Victor Eremita
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 441g
Pages: 640
About the Author
Danish-born S ren Aabye Kierkegaard(1813-55) wrote on a wide variety of themes, including religion, psychology, and literature. He is remembered for his philosophy, which was influential in the development of 20th century existentialism. Alastair Hannay is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard and has translated Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death, Either/Or, and Papers and Journals for Penguin Classics.
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