Passionate Reason
Author | : C. Stephen Evans |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1992-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253114403 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253114402 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Passionate Reason written by C. Stephen Evans and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992-11-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johannes Climacus, SÃ ̧ren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous author of Philosophical Fragments, "invents" a religion suspiciously resembling Christianity as an alternative to the assumption that humans possess the Truth within themselves. Through this literary device, Climacus raises in a fresh and audacious way age-old questions about the relation of Christian faith to human reason. Is the idea of a human incarnation of God logically coherent? Is religious faith the product of a voluntary choice? In a comprehensive discussion of one of Kierkegaard's most important books, C. Stephen Evans elucidates Kierkegaard's novel explanation that the tension between faith and reason must be understood as a consequence of the passionate character of reason itself. Passionate Reason situates Kierkegaard's philosophy in the context of postmodern religious thought, providing a contemporary reading of Fragments as a challenge to both the modern Enlightenment critique of reason and the postmodern abandonment of truth.