Angst and the Abyss: The Hermeneutics of Nothingness

by David K. Coe

This book takes Angst in the face of the abyss as its unifying metaphor. After a historical survey of Angst from ancient religions to Jacob Boehme, David K. Coe goes on to examine critically Angst in Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, and Tillich. He concludes by summarizing Angst in two as a "reflective apprehension" of a self standing at the abyss (Sartre and Tillich), and as a "pre-reflective apprehension of the abyss itself (Kierkegaard and Heidegger).

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Steven Peck · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice look at how Nothingness was viewed by Kierkegaard, Heidegger, & Tillich