Either/Or

Author: Soren Kirkegaard

Stock information

General Fields

  • : 35.00 NZD
  • : 9780140445770
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • :
  • : 0.437
  • : May 1992
  • : 198mm X 131mm X 28mm
  • :
  • : 35.0
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Soren Kirkegaard
  • : Penguin Classics
  • : Paperback
  • :
  • :
  • : English
  • : 198.9
  • : very good
  • : 92247038
  • : 640
  • : HPCD
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780140445770
9780140445770

Description

Published in 1843, this is one of the earliest of Kierkegaard's major works. The author plays devil's advocate putting forward two opposing points of view challenging the reader to question the different alternatives. This book is written to provoke philosophical debate.

Author description

Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Copenhagen, the youngest of seven children. His childhood was unhappy, clouded by the religious fervour of his father, and the death of his mother, his sisters and two brothers. Educated at the School of Civic Virtue, he went on study theology, liberal arts and science at university, gaining a reputation for his academic brilliance and extravagant social life. He began to criticize Christianity, and in 1841 broke off his engagement to concentrate on his writing. Over the next ten years he produced a flood of works, in particular twelve major philosophical essays, many written under noms de plume. By the end of his life he had become an object of public ridicule, but he is now enjoying increasing acclaim. Alastair Hannay was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, the University of Edinburgh and University College London. In 1961 he became a resident of Norway and is now Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo.