Kierkegaard, Aesthetics, and Selfhood
Author | : Professor Peder Jothen |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2014-10-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781409470168 |
ISBN-13 | : 1409470164 |
Rating | : 4/5 (164 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kierkegaard, Aesthetics, and Selfhood written by Professor Peder Jothen and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the digital world, Kierkegaard's thought is valuable in thinking about aesthetics as a component of human development, both including but moving beyond the religious context as its primary center of meaning. Contributing to the debate about Kierkegaard's conception of the aesthetic, this book argues that Kierkegaard's concern is provocatively to explore how a self becomes Christian, with aesthetics a dimension of such self-formation. At a broader level, Jothen also focuses on the role, authority and meaning of art within religious thought generally and Christianity in particular.