Kierkegaard, Socrates, and the Meaning of Life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009616089)

Kierkegaard's lifelong fascination with the figure of Socrates has many aspects, but prominent among them is his admiration for the way Socrates was devoted to his divinely ordained mission as a philosopher. To have such a destiny, revealed through what one loves and is passionate about as well as through a feeling of vocation, is a necessary condition of leading a meaningful life, according to Kierkegaard. Examining what Kierkegaard has to say about the meaning of life requires looking at his conception of 'subjective truth, ' as well as how he understands the ancient ideal of 'amor fati, ' a notion that Nietzsche would subsequently take up, but that Kierkegaard understands in a manner that is distinctly his own, and that he sought to put into practice in his own existence. Our life is a work of art, but we are not the artist.

Author: Rick Anthony Furtak
ISBN-10: 1009616080
ISBN-13: 9781009616089
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2025
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d