Becoming a Self

by Merold Westphal

Book Overview

Soren Kierkegaard (1818-55) is perhaps best known for his existentialism, and his critique of the Western metaphysical tradition makes him a religiously committed postmodernist. Becoming a Self provides a reader's guide to the book often taken to be Kierkegaard's most important contribution to philosophy and theology. Merold Westphal includes the portion of Kierkegaard's text that develops his infamous thesis that truth is subjectivity, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557530904
• ISBN13: 9781557530905
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"