Fear and Trembling the Sickness Unto Death (41) by S Oren Kierkegaard

by S. Kierkegaard

Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of Søren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary quality. Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death established Kierkegaard as the father of existentialism and have come to define his contribution to philosophy. Lowrie's translation, first published in 1941 was revised in 1954, creating this edition. Lowrie's was the first in English and is arguably the best. It has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to Kierkegaard's thought. This edition includes the translator's notes plus the translator's introduction to 'Fear and Trembling' and the translator's introduction to 'The Sickness Unto Death'. Kierkegaard counted Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death among "the most perfect books I have written," and in them he introduces two terms--"the absurd" and "despair"--that have become key terms in modern thought. Fear and Trembling takes up the story of Abraham and Isaac to explore a faith that transcends the ethical, persists in the face of the absurd, and meets its reward in the return of all that the faithful one is willing to sacrifice, while The Sickness Unto Death examines the spiritual anxiety of despair.

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Published January 1, 1954