Fear and Trembling

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Regarded as the father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature; in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal leap of faith.

Author: Soren Kierkegaard
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 05/30/2006
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.30w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780143037576
ISBN10: 0143037579
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | General
- Philosophy | Religious
- Philosophy | Movements | Existentialism

About the Author
S[ren Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Denmark and wrote on a wide variety of themes, including religion, psychology, and literature. He is remembered for his philosophy, which was influential in the development of 20th century existentialism.

Alastair Hannay is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard and has translated Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death, Either/Or, and Papers and Journals for Penguin Classics