Reason Vs. Faith: The Philosophy of Kierkegaard

3 ch (W) · Undergraduate

This course approaches Kierkegaard’s philosophy through his text Philosophical Fragments . Written by one of the foremost of continental philosophers, this text explores the possibility of something we rarely hear spoken of these days–namely, the possibility of a relationship with absolute, eternal truth. This text will serve as a means to clarifying some of the central features of Kierkegaard’s thinking such as: the relationship between reason and faith, the status of the self as a rational identity, the significance of human life within history, the aesthetic, ethical and religious modes of existence, and indirect communication.