Judge William
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Judge William is the fictional ethical and religious thinker who authors the "ethical" viewpoint in Søren Kierkegaard’s pseudonymous work "Either/Or."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ pseudonymous author ⓘ |
| addressesCharacter | A (the aesthete) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Either/Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPart | Either/Or, Volume II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | aesthetic way of life ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
choice as decisive for personality
ⓘ
continuity of self over time ⓘ duty and obligation ⓘ ethical stage of existence ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ repentance in an ethical-religious sense ⓘ |
| authorshipRole | author of the ethical viewpoint in Either/Or ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | A (the aesthete in Either/Or) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Søren Kierkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesWork | The aesthetic writings of A in Either/Or, Volume I ⓘ |
| embeddedInWorkBy | Either/Or by Søren Kierkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal |
becoming oneself through commitment
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unity of freedom and necessity in a life-choice ⓘ |
| fictionalProfession | judge ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1843 ⓘ |
| influencesReceptionOf | Kierkegaard’s concept of the ethical stage ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Danish ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
foil to the aesthetic viewpoint represented by A
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spokesperson for the ethical stage of life ⓘ |
| mediumOfExpression | letters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
choice and commitment
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ethics ⓘ marriage as an ethical institution ⓘ religion ⓘ selfhood and responsibility ⓘ |
| pseudonymousContext | Kierkegaard’s pseudonymous authorship ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
either/or as a decisive life-choice
ⓘ
transition from aesthetic to ethical existence ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian ethical outlook ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
ethical thinker
ⓘ
religious thinker ⓘ |
| textualForm | essayistic letters ⓘ |
| workGenre |
existential literature
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| workSection | Letters to A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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