Know Yourself in the Mirror of the Word: Kierkegaard on Self-Knowledge
The article provides a reconstruction of Kierkegaardʼs conception of self-knowledge, mainly in the light of The Concept of Irony , The Sickness unto Death , Philosophical Fragments and selected upbuilding discourses. The concept of self-knowledge, which in Kierkegaard goes beyond mere epistemology,...
| Published in: | Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2020]
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Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
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| RelBib Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | The article provides a reconstruction of Kierkegaardʼs conception of self-knowledge, mainly in the light of The Concept of Irony , The Sickness unto Death , Philosophical Fragments and selected upbuilding discourses. The concept of self-knowledge, which in Kierkegaard goes beyond mere epistemology, is shown in its duality, as a process which is for Kierkegaard both substantial and relational: to know oneself is for Kierkegaard both an ethical claim upon man and a religious act whose accomplishment is dependent on Godʼs intervention. The article next discusses how self-knowledge involves a relationship to and “knowledge” of God. Finally, it is shown that self-knowledge presupposes not only that one believes himself or herself to be known by God, but also by his or her fellow human beings: self-knowledge requires engagement in the lived world and with others. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2020-0006 |