"Existence is the Spatiating": Typographical Thinking and the Concept of Existence in Kierkegaard’s Postscript

This paper argues that Kierkegaard uses "spatiation"—a typographical mode of emphasis—to conceptualise human existence and simultaneously call into question the givenness or stability of a concept of existence. In Concluding Unscientific Postscript , spatiation serves as a potent visual of...

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Main Author: Li, Elizabeth X. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2024
In: Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
Year: 2024, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-78
RelBib Classification:VA Philosophy
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
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