{"product_id":"concluding-unscientific-postscript-to-philosophical-fragments-by-soren-kierkegaard-9780691020815","title":"Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePhilosophical Fragments\u003c\/em\u003e, the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, \u003cem\u003eConcluding Unscientific Postscript\u003c\/em\u003e is, on one level, a philosophical jest, yet on another, it is Climacus's characterization of the subjective thinker's relation to the truth of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once ironic, humorous, and polemical, this work takes on the \"unscientific\" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. Whereas the movement in the earlier pseudonymous writings is away from the aesthetic, the movement in \u003cem\u003ePostscript\u003c\/em\u003e is away from speculative thought. Kierkegaard intended \u003cem\u003ePostscript\u003c\/em\u003e to be his concluding work as an author. The subsequent \"second authorship\" after The Corsair Affair made \u003cem\u003ePostscript\u003c\/em\u003e the turning point in the entire authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart One of the text volume examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue, Part Two the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian, and the volume ends with an addendum in which Kierkegaard acknowledges and explains his relation to the pseudonymous authors and their writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume contains the scholarly apparatus, including a key to references and selected entries from Kierkegaard's journals and papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596042551532,"sku":"9780691020815","price":122.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/68f8fe6973942bf5e1fe3f34469f6a52.jpg?v=1777931854","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/concluding-unscientific-postscript-to-philosophical-fragments-by-soren-kierkegaard-9780691020815","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}