Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling

Wednesday 26 February 2020
19:00 to 20:30

At 19:00 Kate Banks will give a talk on Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling.

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables. 
Fear and Trembling reconstructs the story of Abraham and Isaac from the Old Testament. It tries to understand psychologically, ethically and religiously what Abraham was doing in obeying an apparent command from God to sacrifice his son.
Location
Druid's Head, 3 Market Place
Kingston-upon-Thames
KT1 1JT
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