The Quotable Kierkegaard by Sren Kierkegaard
The father of existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a philosopher who could write like an angel. Drawing from the authoritative Princeton editions of Kierkegaard's writings, this book presents a selection of his wit and wisdom, as well as a stimulating introduction to his life and work.
One of The Wall Street Journal Bookshelf Best Books of 2013, chosen by Mike Tyson "[A] collection of awesome quotes from that great Danish philosopher"--Mike Tyson "Marino's offers a collection that touches all of Kierkegaard's obsessions, from anxiety and depression to time and eternity and existence and God and Christ and love. The book is, as Marino hoped, full of arresting one-liners... Beyond the aphorisms are penetrating arguments wound tightly into brief paragraphs."--Peter Leithart, First Things "This handily compact treasury of assorted thoughts, observations, and insights bursts with Kierkegaard's characteristically infectious urgency, wit, and lapidary penetration. The volume gathers some 800 thematically organized passages--generally no longer than a few sentences--drawn from the sweeping range of this influential 19th-century Danish existentialist philosopher and theologian's published discourses, polemical tracts, books, pseudonymous works, journals, and notebooks."--Choice "Marino ... has done a great service to neophyte and seasoned Kierkegaard scholars with this compendium of the wit and wisdom of the Danish philosopher often dubbed the father of existentialism. Just as valuable as the quotes are Marino's introduction to Kierkegaard's thought and account of his life."--Christian Century "This most quotable of literary companions makes for illuminati induced reading."--David Marx, David Marx Book Review
Gordon Marino is professor of philosophy and director of the Hong Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. He is the author of Kierkegaard in the Present Age, the coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard, and the editor of Basic Writings of Existentialism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691155302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691155305 |
| Title | The Quotable Kierkegaard |
| Author | Sren Kierkegaard |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2013-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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