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Rethinking Religion Existentially: New Approaches to Classical Problems of Religious Philosophy in Kierkegaard

Czakó, István (2015) Rethinking Religion Existentially: New Approaches to Classical Problems of Religious Philosophy in Kierkegaard. In: A Companion to Kierkegaard. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 281-294.

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Abstract

After having briefly discussed the question, whether Kierkegaard can be considered as a “philosopher of religion”, the article deals with three classical topics of religious philosophy: (1) faith and reason; (2) the existence of God; (3) the immortality of soul. As regards the first question an attempt will be made to show that Kierkegaard’s position is not a kind of theological gnoseology but an original way of existential philosophy. It will be pointed out that albeit reason is a negative condition for faith, still faith is by far not a kind of knowledge but a proper way of existence. Regarding the second issue Kierkegaard’s apophatical theology and his argumentation against traditional natural theology will be treated in connection with the general problem of the (un)demonstrability of existential assertions. Finally it will be outlined that for Kierkegaard immortality is not a metaphysical quality of the soul but an existential possibility which is closely connected with becoming a self of existing individual.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > B1 Philosophy (General) / filozófia általában > B11 Philosophical systems / filozófiai irányzatok
Depositing User: PhD István Czakó
Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2015 17:42
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2015 04:55
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/26704

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