Kierkegaard and philosophical eros : between ironic reflection and aesthetic meaning /
In an original argument, Ulrika Carlsson grasps hold of the figure of Eros that haunts Søren Kierkegaard's The Concept of Irony, and for the first time, uses it as a key to interpret both that text and the philosopher's second book, Either/Or. In an illuminating analysis, Carlsson argues t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2021.
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| Summary: | In an original argument, Ulrika Carlsson grasps hold of the figure of Eros that haunts Søren Kierkegaard's The Concept of Irony, and for the first time, uses it as a key to interpret both that text and the philosopher's second book, Either/Or. In an illuminating analysis, Carlsson argues that Kierkegaard adopts Plato's idea of Eros as the fundamental force that drives humans in all their pursuits and that, for him, every existential stance-every way of living and relating to the outside world-is at heart a way of loving. |
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| Physical Description: | 179 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350133716 135013371X 9781350203938 1350203939 |