The Binding of Abraham: Levinas’s Moment in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling

Most readings of Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling take its account of the Abraham and Isaac story to imply fairly obviously that duty towards God is absolutely distinct from, and therefore capable of superseding, duty towards neighbor or son. This paper will argue, however, that the Akedah, or ‘bind...

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Main Author: Reed, Robert Charles (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2017]
In: Sophia
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-98
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HB Old Testament
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NCB Personal ethics
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Abraham
B Time-consciousness
B Ethics
B Isaac
B love of neighbor
B Kierkegaard
B Levinas
B Fear and Trembling
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