Kierkegaard on Abraham's Tragedy: the Loss of Community
Contrary to traditional readings of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, which claim that Abraham gains his world back with Isaac, this article shows that Abraham in fact suffers a tragic loss inasmuch as he can no longer function as a complete human being. The ethical has forever been denied him...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2007-06-01
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| Series: | PhaenEx: Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture |
| Online Access: | https://phaenex.uwindsor.ca/index.php/phaenex/article/view/223 |