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Philosopher of the heart : the restless life of Søren Kierkegaard

Carlisle, Clare 1977- (author.).

Summary: "Clare Carlisle's innovative and moving biography writes Kierkegaard's remarkable life as far as possible from his own perspective, conveying what it was like to be this Socrates of Christendom"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780374231187
ISBN: 0374231184
Physical Description: print
xx, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-319) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The life of Soren Kierkegaard: key events and major publications -- May 1843: return journey. Living the question of existence ; 'My regine!' ; In defiance of pseudo-philosophers ; Following Abraham home -- 1848-1812: life understood backwards. Learning to be human: lesson one ; 'Come unto me' ; Aesthetic education; Living without a life-view ; The Socrates of Christendom ; Repetition: a new philosophy of life ; How to be anxious ; Life's labyrinth -- 1849-1855: life lived forwards. At odds with the world ; 'This is how it is with me' ; The last battle -- Kierkegaard's afterlife.