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Kierkegaard, Soren; Swenson, David F & Lillian Marvin; Lowrie, WalterABAA

Either/Or: A Fragment of Life in Two Volumes

1944réf. 2330923Princeton: Princeton University Press 1944. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. First English translation which strangely was not published until one hundred years after its appearance in the original Danish. Very good in fair to good jackets. Jacket spines stained more to vol. 2 with faint associated stain to vol. 2 cover spine jackets toned top and fore edges a bit foxed. 1944 Hard Cover. vii 387; xvi 304 pp. Kierkegaard's work remains important in existentialist philosophy he is considered a founder of the school Christian theology ethics and psychology. This work which contrasts ethical and aesthetic attitudes towards life established his reputation as an important thinker. "Published in two volumes in 1843 Either/Or is an influential book written by the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard exploring the aesthetic and ethical 'phases' or 'stages' of existence. Either/Or portrays two life views one consciously hedonistic the other based on ethical duty and responsibility. Each life view is written and represented by a fictional pseudonymous author the prose of the work depending on the life view being discussed. For example the aesthetic life view is written in short essay form with poetic imagery and allusions discussing aesthetic topics such as music seduction drama and beauty. The ethical life view is written as two long letters with a more argumentative and restrained prose discussing moral responsibility critical reflection and marriage. The views of the book are not neatly summarized but are expressed as lived experiences embodied by the pseudonymous authors. The book's central concern is the primal question asked by Aristotle 'How should we live''" -- Wikipedia ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Soren Aabye Kierkegaard 5 May 1813 - 11 November 1855 was a prolific 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian. Kierkegaard strongly criticised both the Hegelianism of his time and what he saw as the empty formalities of the Church of Denmark. Much of his work deals with religious themes such as faith in God the institution of the Christian Church Christian ethics and theology and the emotions and feelings of individuals when faced with life choices. His early work was written under various pseudonyms who present their own distinctive viewpoints in a complex dialogue. Kierkegaard left the task of discovering the meaning of his works to the reader because "the task must be made difficult for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted". Scholars have interpreted Kierkegaard variously as an existentialist neo-orthodoxist postmodernist humanist and individualist. Crossing the boundaries of philosophy theology psychology and literature he is an influential figure in contemporary thought. Princeton University Press hardcover books

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Christelige Taler. 4 Afdelinger. - THE CHRISTIAN DISCOURSES

1848réf. 62871Kjøbenhavn C.A. Reitzel 1848. 8vo. Beautiful a little later ca. 1870'ies brown half calf with gilt spine. Boards with blind-stamped pattern. Corners slightly bumped. a lively tight and well-preserved copy. Internally very fresh and clean with jst some occasional brownspotting. A faded owld ownership signature to title-page. A few notes in pencil. Some brownspotting. 103; 74; 96; 77 pp. Firste editiopn of Kierkegaard's Christian Discourses. Published in the midst of the politically tumultuous and revolutionary year 1848 Kierkegaard’s Christian Discourses occupies a unique and inspirational position in European literature. With its simplicity and reflective inwardness the four sections of discourses both invoke Kierkegaard’s collision with the established order of Christendom but at the same time serve as reassuring affirmations of the blessedness of Christian life – in the midst of a world that seemed to be governed by suffering uproar and fundamental change. Marx had published his Communist Manifesto on February 29 1848 Denmark had just gotten its first Prime Minister on March 22 and would get its first Constitution a year later. Kierkegaard’s Christian Discourses was published on April 25 1848. This was amid the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history also known as The Springtime of Nations and a mere month after the fall of the absolute monarchy in Denmark March 21st. But Kierkegaard recognized only one danger: the religious danger. On March 27 1848 he wrote in his journal: “So here I sit. Outside everything is in movement nationalism surges high in all everyone talks of sacrificing life and blood is perhaps ready to do it but supported by the omnipotence of public opinion. And here I sit in a quiet room I will doubtlessly soon be in ill repute for indifference to the national cause; I recognize only one danger: the religious danger.” NB 4:118. The Christian Discourses consists of twenty-eight discourses that are divided into four equal sections of seven discourses each on Biblical texts. The work is arranged in contrasting styles. Whereas Parts One The Cares of the Pagans and Three Thoughts That Wound from Behind--for Upbuilding are polemical and can be read as invoking Kierkegaard’s collision with the established order of Christendom Parts Two Joyful Notes in the Strife of Suffering and Four Discourses at the Communion on Fridays are reassuring for the single individual affirming the joy and blessedness of a Christian life. The work is written in a simple style accessible for everyone and it presents key Christian themes and concepts in a clear and simple way thus serving as one of the best introductions to the Christendom of Kierkegaard. It is furthermore here that he introduces his Discourses at the Communion on Fridays a completely novel genre that came to play a significant role in Kierkegaard’s later writings. The work was published in four parts with separate title-pages and with half-titles stating First to Fourth section. The work is almost always found in one volume as it also appeared but the four parts also appeared separately. Himmelstrup 110. hardcover

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En opbyggelig Tale. Af S. Kierkegaard. - THE FINEST COPY WE HAVE SEEN

1850réf. 63620Kjøbenhavn Reitzel 1850. 8vo. 22 pp. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. The front wrapper with the text of the title-page all except the year repeated inside a border with large ornamental corner-pieces. Back-wrapper with the year inside the same frame. A bit of brownspotting towards the hinges and very light soiling and darkening towards spine but overall in magnificent condition completely unrestored. Old pencil-annotation possibly price-marking erased from front wrapper. Internally just light occasional brownspotting. Housed in beautiful marbled paper box with a red morocco spine with gilt Gothic lettering and small gilt ornamentations. Signed in Gilt lettering to inside of spine: Anker Kysters Eftf. A truly magnificent copy of the first edition in the rare original wrappers magnificently preserved and completely unrestored. This is the finest copy we have seen of this fragile pamphlet. One Upbuilding Discourse is a Christian edifying discourse bearing the title “The Sinner” and based on Luke 7 35-50 about the woman in the house of the Pharisee. For Kierkegaard the way that Christ looks upon “the woman who was a sinner” namely with love constitutes one of the pivotal moments of Scripture and Kierkegaard keeps returning to this theme. The sinful woman becomes a main figure of faith in Kierkegaard’s religious writings. She already appears in Three Upbuilding Discourses 1843 and again in “The High Priest” – “The Publican” – “The Woman who was a Sinner” in 1849 to be given a publication devoted only to her with the present An Upbuilding Discourse. Finally she then re-occurs in the Two Discourses at the Friday Communion from 1851 having however been written in 1849. “The sinful woman thus provides a point of thematic continuity between the early upbuilding discourses regarded by most commentators as reflecting a very low stage in Kierkegaardian religiousness and The Sickness unto Death regarded by most commentators as so elevated that Kierkegaard did not dare put his name to it. But the argument is not only about continuity it is also about coherence. I propose that this sinful woman offers a vantagepoint from which to see the essential unity of Kierkegaard’s religious thought the upbuilding and the radically Christian works and providing a vital perspective on how the religious works in general ‘answer’ to the challenge of the aesthetic.” George Pattison: Looks of Love: The Seducer and the Christp. 188. One Upbuilding Discourse occupies a defining position in Kierkegaard bibliophily as it constitutes the final work in which Kierkegaard wrote presentation-inscriptions. After the publication of this slim book in December 1850 none of Kierkegaard’s presentation-copies have a hand written inscription. The later presentation-copies from 1851 and onwards would be accompanied by a letter instead. Himmelstrup 128. The present copy is no. 81 in Girsel's "Kierkegaard" The Catalogue which can be found here. unknown

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Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Sokrates. - KIERKEGAARD'S DISSERTATION

1841réf. 61204Kjøbenhavn P.G. Philipsen 1841. 8vo. Elegant later ca. 1920 brown half calf with four raised bands and gilt morocco title-label to gilt spine. With Paul Rubow's ownership signature to front free end-paper. Clean and fresh both in- and externally with no signs of wear to the exterior and only faint brown spots to a few pages. 4 350 pp. First edition of Kierkegaard's dissertation as it appeared in the normal trade without the preliminary Theses which were intended for academics attending the defence. Kierkegaard’s dissertation constitutes the culmination of three years’ intensive studies of Socrates and “the true point of departure for Kierkegaard’s authorship” Brandes. The work is of the utmost importance in Kierkegaard’s production not only as his first academic treatise but also because he here introduces several themes that will be addressed in his later works. Among these we find the question of defining the subject of cognition and self-knowledge of the subject. The maxim of “know thyself” will be a constant throughout his oeuvre as is the theory of knowledge acquisition that he deals with here. The dissertation is also noteworthy in referencing many of Hegel’s theses in a not negative context something that Kierkegaard himself would later note with disappointment and characterize as an early uncritical use of Hegel. Another noteworthy feature is the fact that the thesis is written in Danish which was unheard of at the time. Kierkegaard felt that Danish was a more suitable language for the thesis and had to petition the King in order to gain permission to submit it in Danish rather than Latin. This in itself contains as certain irony as the young Kierkegaard was known to express himself poorly and very long-winded in written Danish. Both stylistically and thematically Kierkegaard’s dissertation is a seedbed of his subsequent work and especially a clear precursor for his magnum opus Either-Or that is to be his next publication. The year 1841 is a momentous one in Kierkegaard’s life. It is the year that he completes his dissertation and commences his sojourn in Berlin but it is also the defining year in his personal life namely the year that he breaks off his engagement with Regine Olsen. And finally it is the year that he begins writing Either-Or In many ways Either-Or is born directly out of “The Concept of Irony” and is the work that brings the theory of Irony to life. Part One of the dissertation concentrates on Socrates as interpreted by Xenophon Plato and Aristophanes with a word on Hegel and Hegelian categories. Part Two is a more synoptic discussion of the concept of irony in Kierkegaard’s categories with examples from other philosophers. The work constitutes Kierkegaard’s attempt at understanding the role of irony in disrupting society and with Socrates understood through Kierkegaard we witness a whole new way of interpreting the world open before us. Wisdom is not necessarily fixed and we ought to use Socratic ignorance to approach the world without the inherited bias of our cultures. Kierkegaard's dissertation appeared in two states – one with the four pages of “Theses” for academics of the university whereas the copies without the theses were intended for ordinary sale. These sales copies also do not have “Udgivet for Magistergraden” and “theologisk Candidat” on the title-page. Himmelstrup 8. hardcover

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