Cambridge Texts in the History of Philos Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling, (Paperback)

from BenKline

An interesting look at the 'tale' of Abraham (and Isaac) from the Bible. To figure out the process through which Abraham goes through on his trial to sacrifice Isaac (his son) for God. Soren discusses if he is a tragic hero. And various philosophies branch off of this. It's a dense small book tha...

from atimco

Fear and Trembling is Søren Kierkegaard's musings on Abraham and the nature of faith. Kierkegaard was a Danish author whose controversial works on Christianity, philosophy, and psychology are widely studied today. This was my first foray into his work, and I'm still thinking. Sometimes he's right...

from Mazidi

"... faith begins precisely where thinking leaves off" declares Johannes de Silencio (Kierkegaard's voice-over character in this work). It is precisely here that readers of "Fear and Trembling" will part into two camps: one that responds to this statement with derision, and one that responds with...

from fundevogel

Here's the thing with philosophy: if you agree with all of it you either haven't read enough philosophy or you weren't paying close enough attention. While Kierkegaard presents some very well considered thoughts about what faith is, how one comes by it and how one acts when one has it his other a...

from GHTC-KC

Kierkegaard is a name that tends to evoke some fear and trembling on its own. As an author he is known for some fairly overwhelming philosphical treatises. This however is one of those wonderful exceptions. In "Fear and Trembling", he explores the Old Testament story when God (Yahweh) requests th...