Kierkegaard, Aesthetics, and Selfhood
Author | : Peder Jothen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2016-04-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317109204 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317109201 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kierkegaard, Aesthetics, and Selfhood written by Peder Jothen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the digital world, Kierkegaard's thought is valuable in thinking about aesthetics as a component of human development, both including but moving beyond the religious context as its primary center of meaning. Seeing human formation as interrelated with aesthetics makes art a vital dimension of human existence. Contributing to the debate about Kierkegaard's conception of the aesthetic, Kierkegaard, Aesthetics, and Selfhood argues that Kierkegaard's primary concern is to provocatively explore how a self becomes Christian, with aesthetics being a vital dimension for such self-formation. At a broader level, Peder Jothen also focuses on the role, authority, and meaning of aesthetic expression within religious thought generally and Christianity in particular.