Kierkegaard"s Writings, XVI (ebook)

Argumento de Kierkegaard"s Writings, XVI (ebook)

The various kinds and conditions of love are a common theme for Kierkegaard, beginning with his early Either/Or, through "The Diary of the Seducer" and Judge William's eulogy on married love, to his last work, on the changelessness of God's love. Works of Love, the midpoint in the series, is also the monumental high point, because of its penetrating, illuminating analysis of the forms and sources of love. Love as feeling and mood is distinguished from works of love, love of the lovable from love of the unlovely, preferential love from love as the royal law, love as mutual egotism from triangular love, and erotic love from self-giving love.

This work is marked by Kierkegaard's Socratic awareness of the reader, both as the center of awakened understanding and as the initiator of action. Written to be read aloud, the book conveys a keenness of thought and an insightful, poetic imagination that make such an attentive approach richly rewarding. Works of Love not only serves as an excellent place to begin exploring the writings of Kierkegaard, but also rewards many rereadings.

"The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume . . . indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."--Library Journal0Historical Introduction Love's Hidden Life and Its Recognition by Its Fruits 5 You Shall Love 17 You Shall Love the Neighbor 44 You Shall Love the Neighbor 61 Romans 13:10. Love Is the Fulfilling of the Law 91 Love Is a Matter of Conscience 135 Our Duty to Love the People We See 154 Our Duty to Remain in Love's Debt to One Another 175 Love Builds Up 209 Love Believes All Things - and Yet Is Never Deceived 225 Love Hopes All Things - and Yet Is Never Put to Shame 246 Love Does Not Seek Its Own 264 Love Hides a Multitude of Sins 280 Love Abides 300 Mercifulness, a Work of Love Even If It Can Give Nothing and Is Able to Do Nothing 315 The Victory of the Conciliatory Spirit in Love, Which Wins the One Overcome 331 The Work of Love in Recollecting One Who Is Dead 345 The Work of Love in Praising Love 359 Conclusion 375 Supplement 387 Key to References 388 Original Title Pages of Works of Love, First and Second Series 390 Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to Works of Love 395 Editorial Appendix 489 Acknowledgments 491 Collation of Works of Love in the Danish Editions of Kierkegaard's Collected Works 493 Notes 499 Bibliographical Note 529 Index 531