Trembling in fear and ecstasy

This essay investigates how Søren Kierkegaard’s leap of faith can be viewed as a sublime esthetic experience along the lines of the theories of Longinus and Edmund Burke. In Kierkegaard leaps of faith incorporate feelings of terror and passion. Grounded in notions of eternity and truth, they create...

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Main Author: Alexander Velichkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tankebanen forlag 2019-07-01
Series:Inscriptions
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Online Access:https://www.tankebanen.no/inscriptions/index.php/inscriptions/article/view/40