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Kierkegaard's contribution to the philosophy of history
Kierkegaard is well known as a witty writer mainly occupied with Christianity. In this thesis how... more Kierkegaard is well known as a witty writer mainly occupied with Christianity. In this thesis however, Kierkegaard is depicted as a philosopher who can provide us with some new and authentic ideas about the nature of history. Kierkegaard’s approach to the problem of history is compared with Hegel’s philosophy of history and Heidegger’s view of history. Hegel’s philosophy of history is examined and analysed first and the conclusion is that we can clearly detect two main Hegelian assertions regarding history: first that reason is the main historical agent and second that human beings can fully know their past history. Kierkegaard’s arguments follow a totally different approach from that of Hegel’s. Kierkegaard argues that we cannot fully know our past history and that the crucial element in history is to decide about our future history instead of simply trying to understand our past history. It is also argued that Kierkegaard constructs human self in such a way that human beings must ...
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History
El concepto de historia de Kierkegaard
Con el fin de demostrar como la apropiacion de Kierkegaard seria beneficiosa para la filosofia de... more Con el fin de demostrar como la apropiacion de Kierkegaard seria beneficiosa para la filosofia de la historia, tenemos que enfrentarnos con su propia vision de la historia. Por lo tanto, los proximos dos capitulos consistiran en una reconstruccion detallada de la filosofia de la historia de Kierkegaard.
Hegel’s Philosophy of History and Kierkegaard’s Concept of History: A Synthesis Instead of a Confrontation
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
Hegel’s Philosophy of History and Kierkegaard’s Concept of History: A Synthesis Instead of a Confrontation
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
The Structure of the Kierkegaardian ‘Self’
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
Heidegger’s Response to the Problem of History
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
Hegel’s Philosophy of History
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to provide an overview of the Kierkegaardian approac... more The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to provide an overview of the Kierkegaardian approach to history; second, to define in more details some of the main characteristics of his concept of history. Throughout the paper, my overall aim will be to demonstrate that Kierkegaard, although he never provides a complete theory or philosophy of history, nevertheless presents us with a concept of the nature of history. I refer to a 'concept' because I consider his thinking about history to constitute a coherent intellectual effort to describe and understand the nature of the historical. A concept is not a full-blown theory, but nor is it a mere rhapsody.
Kierkegaard’s Concept of History
Kierkegaard on the Philosophy of History, 2014
Forum Philosophicum, 2013
The nature of time along with the nature of space is among the most fundamental and critical conc... more The nature of time along with the nature of space is among the most fundamental and critical concepts in any possible philosophy. As Tzamalikos argues in 'Origen and the Stoic View of Time': Indeed, the notion of time constitutes the core of any entire philosophy. Hence, the way thinkers conceive of time derives from their overall view of reality, their fundamental philosophical premises, their notion of being, and their methods and dialectics. Yet there is also mutual influence: not only does philosophy presuppose a certain conception of time, but also any given view of time determines the nature of a general philosophical attitude: how to live, the purpose of life, how to face death, the basis of hope, the concept of God, a Weltanschauung and destiny, if any, the questions of creation, and all the secular implications that the notion of creation involves-all these notions bound to the concept of time. 1 Time is such a familiar and intimate notion of our every-day life that we think that we do not even have to argue about its essence or its existence. As McTaggart though remind us: 'In philosophy, time is treated as unreal by Spinoza, by Kant, and by Hegel.' 2 The Stoics, along with the former 1 Panayiotis Tzamalikos, 'Origen and the Stoic View of Time',
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