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Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits
Series: Kierkegaard's Writings
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See moreOffers a discussion of double-mindedness and ethical integrity. This work shows an inverted qualitative difference between the learner and the teacher. It explores how joy can come out of suffering.
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In his praise for Part I of Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits, the eminent Kierkegaard scholar Eduard Geismar said, "I am of the opinion that nothing of what he has written is to such a degree before the face of God. Anyone who really wants to understand Kierkegaard does well to begin with it."
These discourses, composed after Kierkegaard had initially intended to end his public writing career, constitute the first work of his "second authorship."
Characterised by Kierkegaard as ethical-ironic, Part One, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing, offers a penetrating discussion of double-mindedness and ethical integrity.
Part Two, What We Learn from the Lilies in the Field and from the Birds of the Air, humorously exposes an inverted qualitative difference between the learner and the teacher.
In Part Three, The Gospel of Sufferings, Christian Discourses, the philosopher explores how joy can come out of suffering.
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The recent paperback edition of Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits by Søren Kierkegaard has been praised for its excellent new translations and is seen as a timely and valuable release. Critics highlight the work's pastoral sensitivity and lyrical elegance, while also noting its scholarly value through comprehensive introductions and intelligent notes that enrich the reader's understanding of Kierkegaard's development.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780691140773
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 July 2009
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Contributors:
- Edited and translated by Howard V. Hong
- Edited and translated by Edna H. Hong
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 539g
Pages: 464
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