Fear and Trembling
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Fear and Trembling is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of faith, ethics, and paradox through a meditation on the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
how faith relates to ethics
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how the individual relates to the absolute (God) ⓘ whether religious duty can override ethical duty ⓘ |
| author | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Akedah
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surface form:
Genesis 22 (Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac)
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| centralConcept |
knight of faith
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knight of infinite resignation ⓘ leap of faith ⓘ teleological suspension of the ethical ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| genre |
existential philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anxiety and dread
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individual versus universal ethics ⓘ relationship between reason and faith ⓘ silence and inwardness ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialism
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Emmanuel Levinas ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karl Jaspers ⓘ modern theology ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
meditation
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
biblical story of Abraham and Isaac
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ethics ⓘ faith ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
double movement of faith
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infinite resignation as a prerequisite for faith ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Frygt og Bæven ⓘ |
| partOf |
Søren Kierkegaard
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surface form:
Søren Kierkegaard's authorship
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| philosophicalPosition |
faith is a paradox that cannot be mediated by reason
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the ethical is the universal ⓘ the single individual can stand in an absolute relation to the absolute ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian existentialism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Johannes de Silentio ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | 1843 ⓘ |
| publisher | C.A. Reitzel ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Either/Or
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Repetition ⓘ The Concept of Anxiety ⓘ |
| settingOfAnalysis | story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac ⓘ |
| structure | preamble and three problemata ⓘ |
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