On Kierkegaard and the truth

An introduction to the problem -- A glance at a contemporary effort in Danish philosophy -- A new way of philosophizing -- The Bible and Christianity -- History and the sciencens -- Truth is subjectivity : some radical criticisms -- Truth is subjectivity : some logical considerations -- Some epistem...

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Published in:The Paul L. Holmer papers.
Main Author: Holmer, Paul L. 1916-2004 (Author)
Contributors: Gouwens, David J. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Eugene, Or. Cascade Books 2012
In: The Paul L. Holmer papers. (1)
Series/Journal:Holmer, Paul L. 1916-2004, The Paul L. Holmer papers. 1
Further subjects:B Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 Ethics
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Summary:An introduction to the problem -- A glance at a contemporary effort in Danish philosophy -- A new way of philosophizing -- The Bible and Christianity -- History and the sciencens -- Truth is subjectivity : some radical criticisms -- Truth is subjectivity : some logical considerations -- Some epistemological questions -- Kierkegaard and metaphysics -- Kierkegaard and the nature of philosophy -- Indirect communication -- Kierkegaard and the sermon -- Faith and Christianity
Paul L. Holmer (1916-2004) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota (1946-1960) and Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School (1960-1987). Among his many acomplishments, Holmer was one of the most significant American students of Kierkegaard of his generation. Although written in the 1950s and 1960s, Holmer's theological and philosophical engagement with Kierkegaard challenges much in the contemporary scholarly discussions of this important thinker. Unlike many, Holmer refuses reductionist readings that tie Kierkegaard to any particular "school." He likewise criticizes biographical readings of Kierkegaard, much in vogue recently, seeing Kierkegaard rather as an indirect communicator aiming at his reader's own ethical and religious capacities. Holmer also rejects popular existentialist readings of Kierkegaard, seeing him as an analyzer of concepts, while at the same time denying that he is a "crypto-analyst." Holmer criticizes the attempt to construe Kierkegaard as a didactic religious thinker, appreciating Kierkegaard's "cool" descriptive objectivity and his ironic and stylistic virtuosity. In his important reading of Kierkegaard on "truth," Holmer pits Kierkegaard against those who see "truth" empirically, idealistically, or relativistically. Holmer's carefully textured account of Kierkegaard's conceptual grammar of "truth" in ethical and religious contexts, fifty years after it was penned, addresses immediately current discussions of truth, meaning, reference, and realism versus antirealism, relativism, and hermeneutics. It will be of great interest to all interested in Kierkegaard and his importance for contemporary theology and philosophy
Item Description:"Paul L. Holmer : a select bibliography": p. 299-301. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307) and indexes
ISBN:1608992721