The Concept of Anxiety
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The Concept of Anxiety is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of anxiety as a fundamental aspect of human freedom, sin, and existential choice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
concept of hereditary sin in Christian doctrine
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relationship between freedom and necessity ⓘ relationship between psychology and dogmatics ⓘ |
| author | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
anxiety as related to the possibility of sin
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anxiety as the dizziness of freedom ⓘ hereditary sin ⓘ qualitative leap ⓘ transition from innocence to guilt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| distinguishes | anxiety from fear ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian understanding of sin
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individual subjectivity ⓘ pre-sin state of innocence ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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existential philosophy ⓘ psychological treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialism
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Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karl Jaspers ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Paul Tillich ⓘ Rollo May ⓘ existential psychology ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anxiety
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existential choice ⓘ freedom ⓘ guilt ⓘ original sin ⓘ possibility ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Begrebet Angest ⓘ |
| philosophicalCategory |
moral psychology
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philosophical anthropology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian existentialism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Vigilius Haufniensis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| publishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | C.A. Reitzel ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Either/Or
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Fear and Trembling ⓘ The Sickness Unto Death ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Lutheranism
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surface form:
Lutheran Christianity
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| viewsAnxietyAs |
ambiguous, both destructive and educative
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condition of possibility for freedom ⓘ |
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The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin