Kierkegaard, communication, and virtue : authorship as edification / Mark A. Tietjen.

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Tietjen, Mark A

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TextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE | Indiana series in the philosophy of religionPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0253008719
9780253008718

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198/.9 23

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B4377 .T54 2013

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Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Sigla -- Introduction : Philosophy and edification -- Part I. Jest and/or earnestness -- 1. Blunt reading -- 2. Alternatives to différance -- 3. Communicating capability -- Part II. Suspicion or trust -- 4. Deconstructing The Point of View -- 5. Trusting The Point of View -- Part III. Faith and virtue -- 6. The pseudonymous dialectic of faith, I -- 7. The pseudonymous dialectic of faith, II -- Conclusions : Kierkegaard, virtue, and edification -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: In contrast to recent postmodern and deconstructionist readings, Mark A. Tietjen believes that the purpose behind Kierkegaard's writings is the moral and religious improvement of the reader. Tietjen defends Kierkegaard against claims that certain features of his works, such as pseudonymity, indirect communication, irony, and satire are self-deceived or deceitful. Kierkegaard, Communication, and Virtue reveals how they are directly related to the virtues or moral issues being discussed. In fact, Tietjen argues, the manner of presentation is a critical element of the philosophical message bei.

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In contrast to recent postmodern and deconstructionist readings, Mark A. Tietjen believes that the purpose behind Kierkegaard's writings is the moral and religious improvement of the reader. Tietjen defends Kierkegaard against claims that certain features of his works, such as pseudonymity, indirect communication, irony, and satire are self-deceived or deceitful. Kierkegaard, Communication, and Virtue reveals how they are directly related to the virtues or moral issues being discussed. In fact, Tietjen argues, the manner of presentation is a critical element of the philosophical message bei.

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