Kierkegaard's Socratic Art
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: January 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780865546554
Subjects: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Kierkegaard, S²ren,; Kierkegaard, Soren; Philosophy; History & Surveys - 19th Century; History & Surveys - Modern; Religious; 1813-1855; Authorship; Kierkegaard, Sren,
Description: "In his monograph, Benjamin Daise finds support for Kierkegaard's claim that he was a midwife for Christendom. The idea of midwifery is developed by means of an analysis of portions of Plato's Meno.".

"Daise's analysis directly confronts interpretations of Kierkegaard/Climacus that see Climacus as presenting traditional responses to traditional theological or metaphysical questions. Where does Daise's analysis and critique lead? To the conclusion that the concern of Kierkegaard/Climacus was not just primarily existential but wholly existential.

And to a new awareness of Kierkegaard's skillful - and ethical - use of "indirect communication," much like a good midwife and very much in the way of the "Socratic/maieutic art.""--BOOK JACKET.