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Kierkegaard's View of Love

Kierkegaard's View of Love

Paperback

Series: Elements in the Philosophy of S?ren Kierkegaard

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1009590006
ISBN13: 9781009590006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 30 2026
Pages: 75
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The themes of love and loving are often, albeit not always explicitly, present in Kierkegaard's works. It is only his 1847 Works of Love, however, in which the topic serves as a central focus of inquiry. And while at first glance, this text may seem alien to Kierkegaard's poetic existentialism, revolving as it does around the commandment 'You Shall Love Your Neighbour as Yourself' rather than the drama of human existence and the mysteries of the human heart, the thesis that emerges is entirely existential: the capacity for loving is inherent to our very existence as humans. Focussing on Works of Love supported by a few short detours through other texts of Kierkegaard, this Element explores Kierkegaard's view of love as ultimately construing loving as a way of life.

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