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Selections from the Writings of Kierkegaard

Selections from the Writings of Kierkegaard

Kierkegaard, Søren

Paperback

Philosophy

ISBN10: 9309332700
ISBN13: 9789309332708
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Nov 8 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How does an individual choose a life when pleasure, duty and faith each make competing claims? This concentrated anthology confronts that question through reflective fragments, philosophical discussion, existential argument and religious meditation. Rather than presenting a single continuous treatise, it brings contrasting forms into conversation, allowing melancholy, responsibility and inwardness to emerge as lived concerns rather than abstract topics. From the compressed observations of Diapsalmata to the searching argument of Fear and Trembling, each selection tests the distance between thinking about existence and committing oneself within it. The tension between aesthetic and ethical modes of life sharpens the problem of personal choice, while the demands of Christian existence press beyond convention towards spiritual commitment and rigorous self-examination. Faith appears not as an easy answer, but as a challenge involving responsibility, uncertainty and the individual's relation to belief. An introduction provides a point of entry into a body of thought whose changing voices and methods resist simple conclusions. The banquet discussion of In vino veritas, the religious focus of Preparation for a Christian Life and the urgency of The Present Moment reveal different approaches to the same persistent concern: how inward conviction becomes a way of living. Together, these selections form a compact encounter with existential philosophy and Christian existentialism, preserving the shifts between irony, reflection and spiritual demand that define the collection's distinctive structure. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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