Der Begriff Ernst: zur Kritik ironischer Selbstverhältnisse bei Hegel und Kierkegaard
The article aims at giving an account of and comparing Hegel's and Kierkegaard's critique of contemporary culture by focussing on the category of seriousness. Both thinkers diagnose a general tendency of downplaying, in fact, suppressing or even abolishing consciousness of sin and a concom...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2023
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Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
Year: 2023, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 249-279 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBE Anthropology |
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Summary: | The article aims at giving an account of and comparing Hegel's and Kierkegaard's critique of contemporary culture by focussing on the category of seriousness. Both thinkers diagnose a general tendency of downplaying, in fact, suppressing or even abolishing consciousness of sin and a concomitant disappearance of seriousness in what they consider "the modern age of reflection." First, the concept of seriousness is spelled out within their respective philosophies of religion, and this in relation to the reality of sin as a misguided and distorted relationship to God. Second, the idea of seriousness is analysed with special reference to the different forms and stages of spirit (in Hegel), on the one hand, and "dialectical seriousness" (in Kierkegaard) on the other hand. Third, major similarities and differences in both accounts are pointed out, in order, finally, to draw some, partly critical, consequences regarding current and future Kierkegaard research. |
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ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2023-0012 |