Fear and trembling
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Fear and trembling
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C. Kierkegaard is one of the founders of philosophy of the XX century, the forerunner of existentialism. At the center of his philosophical reflections Kierkegaard puts the problem of the existence of the single — the one and only — man, speaking against the universal and objective foundations of human existence. Man, according to Kierkegaard, unlike an animal, is not a generic, but an existential being.
In this paradigm, the philosopher analyzes three “spheres of human existence” – aesthetic, ethical, religious. Historically, the first stage is aesthetic, when “a person is overwhelmed with pleasures, obsessed with passions,” when he “becomes a prisoner of his own aspirations.” The result is “satisfaction and a sense of meaninglessness of existence accompanied by despair.” The second stage of human life is ethical, which is the opposite of aesthetic. The basis of it is the consciousness of the responsibility and duty of each person to his like, to humanity. The basic requirement for a person becomes the requirement to become himself. The third stage of human development, opposing the first two, is religious. “Faith is the highest passion in man. Perhaps in any generation there are many people who have not even reached it, but there is not one who could go beyond it. However, even to one who has not yet reached faith, life sets enough tasks, and with an honest attitude towards them, his life will not remain sterile, even if it does not resemble the life of those who have understood and found the greatest – Faith. Faith is the basis of the highest stage of human development, that is, the stage of existence. To consider the source of faith, its specificity is the task of the treatise “Fear and Awe.” Kierkegaard brings out the main hero - the knight of faith - the biblical Abraham and seeks to show the existence of Abraham and his actions with his heart. Consideration of the faith that Abraham represents allows us to see his unique uniqueness, bearing a miracle.
In this paradigm, the philosopher analyzes three “spheres of human existence” – aesthetic, ethical, religious. Historically, the first stage is aesthetic, when “a person is overwhelmed with pleasures, obsessed with passions,” when he “becomes a prisoner of his own aspirations.” The result is “satisfaction and a sense of meaninglessness of existence accompanied by despair.” The second stage of human life is ethical, which is the opposite of aesthetic. The basis of it is the consciousness of the responsibility and duty of each person to his like, to humanity. The basic requirement for a person becomes the requirement to become himself. The third stage of human development, opposing the first two, is religious. “Faith is the highest passion in man. Perhaps in any generation there are many people who have not even reached it, but there is not one who could go beyond it. However, even to one who has not yet reached faith, life sets enough tasks, and with an honest attitude towards them, his life will not remain sterile, even if it does not resemble the life of those who have understood and found the greatest – Faith. Faith is the basis of the highest stage of human development, that is, the stage of existence. To consider the source of faith, its specificity is the task of the treatise “Fear and Awe.” Kierkegaard brings out the main hero - the knight of faith - the biblical Abraham and seeks to show the existence of Abraham and his actions with his heart. Consideration of the faith that Abraham represents allows us to see his unique uniqueness, bearing a miracle.
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