Kierkegaard pursued two separate philosophical projects, called the two “authorships.” The first authorship took place in 1843-46, beginning with Either/Or and ending with Concluding Unscientific Postscript. This project was a deep inquiry into the subjective and objective sides of knowledge-claims. The second, and less studied, authorship took place in 1847-50, and included the two major books The Sickness Unto Death and the massive Works of Love. In these later writings Kierkegaard developed his deeply held belief that love is the key to the question of the meaning of life, and the relation between a rejection of love and despair. In this course we will study Kierkegaard’s second authorship, seeking to bring out the central ideas and also seeking to understand how they move beyond Kierkegaard’s first authorship.
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Course Details
- Course Dates: Sept 3, 10, 17, 24, and Oct 1
- Course Time: 10:30am-12:00 pm PST
- Length: 5 weeks | 1.5 hours per week
- Instructor: Anders Kraal
- Prerequisites: None
- Price: $140 + GST (5%) = $147
Meet your Instructor
Dr. Anders Kraal joined the Department of Philosophy at UBC in 2015. He has published papers in various areas of philosophy, including the history and philosophy of logic, the philosophy of religion, and the history of early modern philosophy. He has a particular interest in the Problem of Evil, and the philosophical writings of David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, and Bertrand Russell.