Suspension of a Conflict in a Darkened Son
Antithetical desires displayed throughout Kierkegaard’s authorship indicate the disjunctive assumption that the individual exists either in a state of increasing autonomy, expressed negatively as striving for freedom from divine constraint, or in a state of self-annihilating submission, expressed po...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
Diakrisis
Year: 2020, Volume: 3, Pages: 19-37 |
| Further subjects: | B
Julia Kristeva
B Sigmund Freud B Desire B Psychoanalysis B Søren Kierkegaard B St. Augustine B St. Paul B Death |
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| Summary: | Antithetical desires displayed throughout Kierkegaard’s authorship indicate the disjunctive assumption that the individual exists either in a state of increasing autonomy, expressed negatively as striving for freedom from divine constraint, or in a state of self-annihilating submission, expressed positively in terms of kenotic unification. Proximity to the divine thereby entails forfeiture of individuality, contrary to the explicit aim of Kierkegaard’s authorial project, and aversion to materiality. This article enunciates the conflict (I), traces the crescendo of loss that births the pseudonymous authorship and ends in realized longing for death (II), and begins to approach a more holistic vision of psycho-spiritual development (III). |
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| ISSN: | 2601-7415 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Diakrisis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24193/diakrisis.2020.2 |
