Humor of Kierkegaard
"Kierkegaard is known for many things... He is not, however, generally known for his humor, a situation this book--really two in one--will ameliorate... Oden knows his subject well, and his remarks effectively elucidate key points; his selections provide examples of Kierkegaard's humor while giving a solid overview of his philosophical thinking in general."--Library Journal "I would say that Kierkegaard is the greatest theorist of irony ... and that Oden himself is a magnificent guide to his thought on this problematical subject and on Kierkegaard's thought on humor in general... When one reads Kierkegaard--and often more intelligibly for the general reader, someone like Oden--one sees why books written in a contemporary modern vein of irony are so profoundly boring."--Katherine A. Powers, The Boston Globe
Who might reasonably be nominated as the funniest philosopher of all time? With this anthology, Thomas Oden provisionally declares Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)--despite his enduring stereotype as the melancholy, despairing Dane--as, among philosophers, the most amusing. Les mer
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Those new to Kierkegaard will discover a dazzling mind worth meeting. Those already familiar with his theory of comedy will be delighted to see it concisely set forth and exemplified. Others may have read Kierkegaard intensively without having ever really noticed his comic side. Here they will find what they have been missing.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Princeton University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 352
- ISBN
- 9780691020853
- Utgivelsesår
- 2004
- Format
- 24 x 15 cm
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"Kierkegaard is known for many things... He is not, however, generally known for his humor, a situation this book--really two in one--will ameliorate... Oden knows his subject well, and his remarks effectively elucidate key points; his selections provide examples of Kierkegaard's humor while giving a solid overview of his philosophical thinking in general."--Library Journal "I would say that Kierkegaard is the greatest theorist of irony ... and that Oden himself is a magnificent guide to his thought on this problematical subject and on Kierkegaard's thought on humor in general... When one reads Kierkegaard--and often more intelligibly for the general reader, someone like Oden--one sees why books written in a contemporary modern vein of irony are so profoundly boring."--Katherine A. Powers, The Boston Globe