Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Author:
Søren Kierkegaard
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
ISBN:
9780140445770
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Format:
Paperback
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Publishing Date:
1992
Number of Pages:
640
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Language:
English
Condition:
New
In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical - both meditating ironically and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounding the noble virtues of a morally upstanding life.