Title: Philosopher of the heart : the restless life of Søren Kierkegaard /
Authors: Carlisle, Clare, 1977-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Kierkegaard, Søren,; Kierkegaard, Søren,; Philosophers Denmark Biography; Philosophers; Denmark
Abstract: "Clare Carlisle's innovative and moving biography writes Kierkegaard's remarkable life as far as possible from his own perspective, conveying what it was like to be this Socrates of Christendom"--
Contents: The life of Soren Kierkegaard: key events and major publications -- May 1843: return journey. Living the question of existence ; 'My regine!' ; In defiance of pseudo-philosophers ; Following Abraham home -- 1848-1812: life understood backwards. Learning to be human: lesson one ; 'Come unto me' ; Aesthetic education; Living without a life-view ; The Socrates of Christendom ; Repetition: a new philosophy of life ; How to be anxious ; Life's labyrinth -- 1849-1855: life lived forwards. At odds with the world ; 'This is how it is with me' ; The last battle -- Kierkegaard's afterlife.