Historical Dictionary of Kierkegaard's Philosophy
By (author) Julia Watkin
Publication date:
06 December 2000Length of book:
432 pagesPublisher
Scarecrow PressISBN-13: 9780810838178
Watkin provides a contextual introduction to Kierkegaard's 19th century world of Copenhagen, a chronology of events and key figures in his life, as well as definitions of the key systems of his thought_theology, existentialism, literature, and psychology. The extensive bibliographical section covers secondary literature and electronic materials of help to researchers. The appendix includes detailed information on his writings, along with a list of his pseudonyms. This book is useful not only as a guide for experienced scholars, but also as an introduction to new students of Kierkegaard's Philosophy.
...an important and much needed research tool for students of Kierkegaard and...the political, cultural, and social issues of the first six decades of nineteenth century Denmark....Its most helpful feature is the inclusion of all the articles of each volume of Kierkegaardiana, International Kierkegaard Commentary, Bibliotheca Kierkegaardiana, and the two series began in the 1990s at the Søren Kierkegaard Research Center in Copenhagen: Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, and Kierkegaard Studies Monograph Series....This multifaceted tool will be used by scholars and graduate students for many years.