Kierkegaard's socratic art
"In his monograph, Benjamin Daise finds support for Kierkegaard's claim that he was a midwife for Christendom. The idea of midwifery is developed by means of an analysis of portions of Plato's Meno." "Daise's analysis directly confronts interpretations of Kierkegaard/Cl...
| Main Author: | Daise, Benjamin. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Macon, Ga. :
Mercer University Press,
1999.
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| Physical Description: |
x, 134 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
"In his monograph, Benjamin Daise finds support for Kierkegaard's claim that he was a midwife for Christendom. The idea of midwifery is developed by means of an analysis of portions of Plato's Meno." "Daise's analysis directly confronts interpretations of Kierkegaard/Climacus that see Climacus as presenting traditional responses to traditional theological or metaphysical questions. Where does Daise's analysis and critique lead? To the conclusion that the concern of Kierkegaard/Climacus was not just primarily existential but wholly existential. And to a new awareness of Kierkegaard's skillful - and ethical - use of "indirect communication," much like a good midwife and very much in the way of the "Socratic/maieutic art.""--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-134) and index. Indirect Communication -- Socratic Art in Meno -- Preliminary Maneuvers -- Virtue Is Teachable Argument -- Virtue Is Not Teachable Argument -- Arguments as Art -- Indirect Communication as Socratic Art -- Direct/Indirect Distinction -- Pragmatic Rationale -- Ethical Rationale -- Communicating the Ethical -- Art in Communication -- Question of Philosophical Fragments -- Ostensible Method -- Opening Question -- Questions of the Title Page -- Concept of "Eternal" -- Direction of Fragments -- Paradox as Socratic Device -- Nature of the Challenge -- Significance of the Question -- Concern of Fragments -- Key Concepts -- God-Idea -- Existence-Communication or Doctrine -- Eternal -- Faith, Truth, and Subjectivity -- Eternity, Immortality, Infinity -- Ethics of Persuasion -- Objections to Direct Persuasion -- Ideal of Personhood -- One Ideal Assumption -- Assuming the Definance of Another. "In his monograph, Benjamin Daise finds support for Kierkegaard's claim that he was a midwife for Christendom. The idea of midwifery is developed by means of an analysis of portions of Plato's Meno." "Daise's analysis directly confronts interpretations of Kierkegaard/Climacus that see Climacus as presenting traditional responses to traditional theological or metaphysical questions. Where does Daise's analysis and critique lead? To the conclusion that the concern of Kierkegaard/Climacus was not just primarily existential but wholly existential. And to a new awareness of Kierkegaard's skillful - and ethical - use of "indirect communication," much like a good midwife and very much in the way of the "Socratic/maieutic art.""--BOOK JACKET. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 134 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-134) and index. |
| ISBN: |
086554655X 9780865546554 |