Johannes de Silentio
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Johannes de Silentio is a literary pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard, under which he wrote key philosophical works such as "Fear and Trembling" exploring faith, paradox, and subjectivity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johannes de Silentio canonical | 4 |
| John of Silence | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authorial persona
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literary pseudonym ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1840s ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
knight of faith
ⓘ
knight of infinite resignation ⓘ leap of faith ⓘ teleological suspension of the ethical ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalFigure | Abraham ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Immanuel Kant
ⓘ
surface form:
Immanuel Kant (as interlocutor in Fear and Trembling)
|
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWithWorkForm | pseudonymous treatise ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Dialectical Lyric
ⓘ
Fear and Trembling ⓘ Prefaces ⓘ Repetition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| createdBy | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| describedAs | observer of faith rather than man of faith ⓘ |
| field |
existential philosophy
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Fear and Trembling ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical literature
ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critique of purely rational ethics
ⓘ
emphasis on individual inwardness ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialist thought
ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Danish ⓘ |
| medium | books ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Johannes de Silentio
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John of Silence
|
| notableWork | Fear and Trembling ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian existentialism
ⓘ
existentialism precursor ⓘ |
| realIdentity | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Søren Kierkegaard pseudonymous authorship ⓘ |
| roleInKierkegaardAuthorship |
indirect communication device
ⓘ
pseudonymous narrator ⓘ |
| topicOf | Kierkegaard scholarship ⓘ |
| usedBy | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Abraham and Isaac narrative
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ faith ⓘ paradox ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John of Silence