The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His Journals

By Søren Kierkegaard

"The primary source for any understanding of either the man or his thought." -- The Times (London) Literary Supplement
Denmark's foremost philosopher and religious writer, S ren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) maintained a journal throughout his adult life that amounted to more than 7,000 pages of alternative drafts of published works, biographical events, musings, and outpourings. A precursor of the Existential movement and a major influence on modern Protestant theology, Kierkegaard confided to his journal further reflections on the ideas developed in his philosophical and theological works, and on his tumultuous career as an author.
The English periodical, The Tablet, declared that "there can be few books in English that admit the reader so intimately to a process of thinking on such a scale, at so many levels, so unflinching and direct." Indeed, the journals attest to the philosopher's lively imagination, his poetic powers of self-expression, and the brilliance of his intellect. Students of philosophy and literature are bound to agree with The New Statesman's assessment that, "No biography can take the place of these Journals for the understanding of Kierkegaard's very peculiar position as a thinker."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486427137
• ISBN13: 9780486427133
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Ouch!! Existentialism

The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His Journals What can I say? This book is complex and like the existentialist, a bit complicated and the answer does not always hit you in the face. The Author, did not grow up in the best of times, and all through his writings his message makes indirect reference to his life. The author is labeled as a Religious Existentialist as compared to "Camus" who is a noted "humanist existentialist". The author, in my humble opinion and lack of love for this type of writing, did portray an abstract attack on why religion and faith should play an integral part in you life. This in comparison to the humanist, black is black and white is white. Camus's books,to me, is easier to read .His book, "The Stranger", is excellent and a little scarey If you have a quiet place, no disruptions and at peace with your self, buy "The Soul of Kierkegaard",and I wish you alot of luck. Karl Olson