The Thought Experimenting Qualities of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling

In this article, I examine the possible thought experimenting qualities of Søren Kierkegaard's novel Fear and Trembling and in which way (if any) it can be explanatory. Kierkegaard's preference for pseudonyms, indirect communication, Socratic interrogation, and performativity are identifie...

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Main Author: Malm-Lindberg, Ingrid (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-17
Further subjects:B Theology
B literary cognitivism
B Explanations
B Søren Kierkegaard
B Catherine Elgin
B Faith
B Socratic method
B Philosophy
B Noël Carroll
B thought experiments
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