Either, or 2 Kierkegaard's writings. 4

537 Pages·1987·19.921 MB·English

by  Kierkegaard, Søren

EITHER/OR
PART II
KIERKEGAARD'S WRITINGS, IV

EITHER/OR
PART II
by S0ren Kierkegaard
Edited and Translated
by
with Introduction and Notes
Howard V. Hong and
EdnaH. Hong
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CONTENTS
THE ESTHETIC VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE
3
THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE ESTHETIC AND THE ETHICAL
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONALITY
155
ULTIMATUM [A FINAL WORD]
THE UPBUILDING THAT LIES IN THE THOUGHT THAT IN
RELATION TO GOD WE ARE ALWAYS IN THE WRONG
339
SUPPLEMENT 355
Key to References 356
Onginal Title Page of Part II 358
Either/Or,
Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers
pertaimng to Parts I-II 361
Either/Or,
EDITORIAL ApPENDIX 460
Acknowledgments 463
Collation of Part II, in the Danish Editions of
Either/Or,
Kierkegaard's Collected Works 465
NOTES 469
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 509
INDEX 511

EITHER/OR
A FRAGMENT OF LIFE
edited by
Victor Eremita
PART II
CONTAINING THE PAPERS OF B,
LETTERS TO A
Les grandes passions sont solitaires, et les trans
porter au desert, c'est les rendre al eur empire
[The great passions are hermits, and to transport
them to the desert is to hand over to
them their proper domain].
CHATEAU BRIAND

THE ESTHETIC VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE!
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