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- Title
Kierkegaard's Secret Politics of Anguish and Love.
- Authors
Raudanski, Tomer
- Abstract
This paper explores Kierkegaard's method of irony and his distinct conception of temporality through the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. It suggests that Kierkegaard makes an ironic use of the term 'sacrifice.' Rather than asking us to abandon all human preferential relationships in favor of an abstract (religious) love to an anonymous neighbor, it advances the view that Kierkegaard's prime objective is therapeutic. Kierkegaard seeks to disabuse us of the idea that we can fully possess faith, or indeed, anything meaningful whatsoever, such as the love that pulsates in our hearts for a family member, romantic partner, friend, or even to ourselves.
- Subjects
LEVINAS, Emmanuel, 1906-1995; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PHILOSOPHY of time; LOVE; PRACTICAL politics; ROMANTIC love
- Publication
Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1, p165
- ISSN
1430-5372
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/kierke-2019-0007