Volume 2, Tome II: Kierkegaard and the Greek World - Aristotle and Other Greek Authors (Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources)

The articles in this volume employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Greek tradition. A series of figures of varying importance in Kierkegaard's authorship are treated, ranging from early Greek poets to late Classical philosophical schools. In general it can be said that the Greeks collectively constitute one of the single most important body of sources for Kierkegaard's thought. He studied Greek from an early age and was profoundly inspired by what might be called the Greek spirit. Although he is generally considered a Christian thinker, he was nonetheless consistently drawn back to the Greeks for ideas and impulses on any number of topics. He frequently contrasts ancient Greek philosophy, with its emphasis on the lived experience of the individual in daily life, with the abstract German philosophy that was in vogue during his own time. It has been argued that he modeled his work on that of the ancient Greek thinkers specifically in order to contrast his own activity with that of his contemporaries. While "Tome I" treats the different sources for Socrates, "Tome II" features articles dedicated to the rest of Kierkegaard's Greek sources, beginning with a section containing several articles on different aspects of Aristotle's writings that influenced his thought. This is followed by another section featuring analyses of other Greek philosophers and philosophical schools, which were important for him. Finally, a third section explores Kierkegaard's uses of a handful of Greek poets, dramatists and historians. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors List of Abbreviations PART I ARISTOTLE Organon and Metaphysics IV: The First Principles of Logic and the Debate about Mediation Physics and Metaphysics: Change, Modal Categories, and Agency Nicomachean Ethics: Ignorance and Relationships Poetics: The Rebirth of Tragedy at the End of Modernity Rhetoric: Eloquence, Faith and Probability Cumulative Aristotle Bibliography PART II OTHER GREEK PHILOSOPHERS Diogenes Laertius: Kierkegaard’s Source and Inspiration The Eleatics: Kierkegaard’s Metaphysical Considerations of Being and Motion Heraclitus: Presocratic Ideas of Motion, Change and Opposites in Kierkegaard’s Thought The Skeptics: Kierkegaard and Classical Skepticism The Sophists: Kierkegaard’s Interpretation of Socrates and the Sophists The Stoics: Kierkegaard on the Passion for Apathy PART III POETS, DRAMATISTS, AND HISTORIANS Aeschylus: Kierkegaard and Early Greek Tragedy Euripides: Kierkegaard and the Ancient Tragic Heroes Herodotus: Traces of The Histories in Kierkegaard’s Writings Hesiod: Kierkegaard and the Greek Gods Homer: Kierkegaard’s Use of the Homeric Poems Plutarch: A Constant Cultural Reference Sophocles: The Tragic of Kierkegaard’s Modern Antigone Index of Persons Index of Subjects T. 1. Socrates And Plato -- T. 2. Aristotle And Other Greek Authors. Edited By Jon Stewart And Katalin Nun. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Tome 1. Socrates and Plato tome 2. Aristotle and other Greek authors.