Climacus' Miracle: Another Look at "the Wonder" in Philosophical Fragments through a Spinozist Lens

In Chapter 2 of the Philosophical Fragments, Søren Kierkegaard's pseudonym Johannes Climacus poetises about a "king who loved a maiden." Climacus concludes this venture with a bold claim: what he has just described is "so different from any human poem" that it should not be...

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Autres titres:Section 1: Problems and Perspectives in Kierkegaard’s Authorship
Auteur principal: Marcar, G.P. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter [2019]
Dans: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Année: 2019, Volume: 24, Numéro: 1, Pages: 59-84
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
KAH Époque moderne
NBC Dieu
VA Philosophie
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Résumé:In Chapter 2 of the Philosophical Fragments, Søren Kierkegaard's pseudonym Johannes Climacus poetises about a "king who loved a maiden." Climacus concludes this venture with a bold claim: what he has just described is "so different from any human poem" that it should not be regarded as a poem at all, but as "the wonder" [Vidunderet] which leads one to exclaim in adoration that "[t]his thought did not arise in my own heart!" In the subsequent chapter of Philosophical Fragments, Climacus proceeds to offer a number of arguments against demonstrations of God's existence, leading many scholars to conclude that he represents an unequivocally anti-rationalist perspective. Against such interpretations, this paper will seek to highlight how Climacus' claims track those of the seventeenth century Dutch lens-grinder and rationalist philosopher, Baruch Spinoza. From this, it will be argued that "the wonder" in Climacus' thought takes the form of an indirect, ethico-existentialist argument for the truth of Christianity's incarnate God.
ISSN:1612-9792
Contient:Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2019-0003