On the Limitations of Lao Sze Kwang's "Trichotomy of the Self" in His Interpretation of Kierkegaard
In 1959, Lao Sze-Kwang (1927-2012), a well-known Chinese Kantian philosopher and author of the New Edition of the History of Chinese Philosophy, published On Existentialist Philosophy introducing existential philosophers to Chinese readers. This paper argues that Lao misinterpreted Kierkegaard'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2021-08-11]
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Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Year: 2021, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 523-545 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics TK Recent history VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | In 1959, Lao Sze-Kwang (1927-2012), a well-known Chinese Kantian philosopher and author of the New Edition of the History of Chinese Philosophy, published On Existentialist Philosophy introducing existential philosophers to Chinese readers. This paper argues that Lao misinterpreted Kierkegaard's ultimate philosophical quest of "how to become a Christian" as a question of "virtue completion," because he failed to recognize and acknowledge Kierkegaard's distinction between aesthetic, moral and religious passion. By describing and clarifying Lao's misinterpretation, the paper then argues that Lao's trichotomy of the self fails to give due credit to the independence of religiousness from morality and aesthetics in Kierkegaard's thought. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2021-0022 |