Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Existentialism offers enduring lessons and insight on how to understand ourselves and improve our lives. Unlike a traditional audiobook s direct narration of a books text, kierkegaard. This reading is from my paper desolation and redemption, one of my more popular papers. Soren kierkegaard in, the present age, depicts late modern society as one that is apparently stifled by contemplation and, consequently, has become an age of passivity. The present age and two minor ethicoreligious treatises were originally translated by walter lowrie and alexander dru in 1940. Kierkegaard s thesis is that the present age is reflective, yet without passion. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Kierkegaard saw the advent of the press and gossip culture as engendering a systematic passivity and shallowness in his fellows, and dreyfus thinks this is an even more apt description of the internet age, where its easy to spout anonymous, notwellthoughtout. Soren kierkegaard audio books, best sellers, author bio. Kierkegaard s journals and notebooks, volume 11, part 2. Kierkegaards theological work focuses on christian ethics, the institution of the church, the differences between purely objective proofs of christianity, the infinite qualitative distinction between man and god, and the individuals subjective relationship to the godman jesus the christ, which came through faith. With an introduction from celebrated philosopher walter kaufmannwho states. In kierkegaard in 90 minutes, paul strathern offers a concise, expert account of kierkegaard s life and ideas and explains their influence on mans struggle to understand his existence in the world.
Soren kierkegaard audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, christendom, morality, ethic. On the death of rebellion in which he described a social and intellectual landscape much like our own. The sickness unto death, concluding unscientific postscript, attack upon christendom, the concept of irony, the concept of dread, training in. Given my last post on my readings i was surprised at how social this volume was. Some philosophers we read to discover the nature of the universe. On soren kierkegaards essay the present age 1846 and hubert dreyfuss nihilism on the information highway. Soren kierkegaards the present age comprehensive introductionpart 1. Others we read to discover the nature of ourselves. In the second group, soren kierkegaard stands alone as a towering figure, a man who revolutionized our concept of the human condition.
Kierkegaard in 90 minutes by paul strathern audiobook. Kierkegaard 181855 was a danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author, who was the first existentialist philosopher. The present age is an impressionistic diatribe against various aspects of the present age that kierkegaard finds objectionable. Nothing ever happens but there is immediate publicity. The idea is probably that, assuming the necessary capability, a mans reluctance to govern affords a good guarantee that he will govern well and. In his seminal 1846 tract the present age, soren kierkegaard the father of existentialism new york times analyzes the philosophical implications of a society dominated by mass mediaa society eerily similar to our own. Kierkegaards theological work focuses on christian ethics, the institution of the church, the differences between purely objective proofs of christianity, the infinite qualitative distinction between man and god, and the individuals subjective relationship to the godman jesus the christ. The branch of philosophy to which kierkegaard gave birth has come to be known as existentialism. On the death of rebellion harperperennial modern thought kierkegaard, soren on. Kierkegaard by stephen backhouse audiobook download. The sickness unto death, concluding unscientific postscript, attack upon christendom, the concept of irony, the concept of dread, training in christianity, christian discourses, eitheror, etc.
In 1846 the danish philosopher soren kierkegaard wrote a small pamphlet called the present age. Every one knows a great deal, we all know which way we ought to go and all the different ways we can. This audiobook contains a selection of writings from fear and trembling, either or, and the present moment, written by soren kierkegaard. Read kierkegaard s philosophy self deception and cowardice in the present age by john mullen available from rakuten kobo. I, 1 plato says somewhere in his republic that things will go well only when those men shall govern the state who do not desire to govern. Though not inherently problematic, kierkegaard describes how this passionless reflection has led to a populace in a perpetual state of inaction. Browse soren kierkegaards bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Soren aabye kierkegaard 181855 was a 19th century danish philosopher and theologian, generally recognized as the first existentialist philosopher. The existentialists survival guide audiobook listen instantly. The zondervan biblical and theological lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience.
Kierkegaard in the present age by gordon marino, 2001. With an introduction from celebrated philosopher walter kaufmannwho states those who would. Kierkegaard, like einstein and freud, is one of those geniuses whose ideas permeate the culture and shape our world even when relatively few people have read their works. For instance kierkegaard speaks of the danger of loosing individuality to the abstract form of public opinion. I loved the first essay, the present age the present age is a rant on the change of times and the ideas in it matter even more today. Portraits from jerusalems old city map news deans address and. Overall it feels mostly like a screed, with occasional hints of insight, curious moments of selfcontradiction, and a bit too much barely concealed selfaggrandizement for my taste. Soren kierkegaard was a contemporary and unique thinker. He used his imagination to create each author as an existing individual. Like thus our own age is essentially one of understanding, and on the average, perhaps, more knowledgeable than any former generation, but it is without passion. Project gutenberg offers 61,067 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. His insights go to the core of the dilemmas that haunt the modern mind and spirit.
How to live authentically in an inauthentic age audiobook. The present age is the stunningly prescient essay on the rise of mass media particularly advertising, marketing, and publicityby the great philosopher soren. In the present age 1846, soren kierkegaard analyzes the philosophical implications of a society dominated by the massmedia. This is the world that kierkegaard describes in the present age. By far the most profound thinker of the 19th century. All of them wrote books between the years 1843 and 1855. Photo by neils christian kierkegaard public domain, via wikimedia commons. This clear and enlightening study provides a fascinating analysis of kierkegaard s thinking and its practical applications. I do a dramatic reading for you, to help philosophy be entertaining. It has been wonderful to cover a couple of kierkegaard s shorter volumes. In the present age one finds many thoughts that are both subsequently echoed in parallel thoughts andor have directly influenced other great thinkers.
The present age is the stunningly prescient essay on the rise of mass mediaparticularly advertising, marketing, and publicityby the great philosopher soren. Gordon marino is best read, in oliviers voice, on his knees, praying to the god of battles for victory at agincourt. It is an age of advertisement, an age of publicity. Kierkegaard insists, for example, that christianity was from the start essentially authoritariannot. Kierkegaard in the present age by marino, gordon daniel, 1952publication date 2001. What makes the essay so remarkable is the way it seems to speak directly to our timei. The present age soren kierkegaard paperback harpercollins. Soren kierkegaard, the present age, 1846 dru translation 1962 p. Kierkegaard deliberately challenges the readers whole existence. By leveling, kierkegaard means reduces to the lowest common denominator. Nonetheless, it was the source of all these subjects.
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