"� for the most part, the picture that is painted is of a remarkably postmodern thinker. Long before there
was even a modernism to be post, Kierkegaard, it seems, recognised that the single author was dead, and that autonomous
texts had taken their place. This is an excellent collection �"
--The Philosophers� Magazine
Submitted by Publisher, June, 2001
Summary
This companion probes the full depth of Kierkegaard's thought revealing its distinctive subtlety. The topics
covered include Kierkegaard's views on art and religion, ethics and psychology, theology and politics, and knowledge
and virtue. Much attention is devoted to the influence of Kierkegaard on twentieth-century philosophy. New readers
will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Kierkegaard currently available. Advanced students and
specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Kierkegaard.