Description
| Product ID: | 9780061713279 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Harper Perennial Modern Thought |
| Title: | Works of Love |
| Authors: | Author: Soren Kierkegaard |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy of religion |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Presents an examination of the human heart. 'Deep within every man', the author writes, 'there lies the dread of being alone in the world, forgotten by God, overlooked among the household of millions upon millions'. Love, for him, is one of the central aspects of existence; it saves us from isolation and unites us to each other and God. “By far the most profound thinker of the 19th century” — Ludwig Wittgenstein One of Soren Kierkegaard''s most important writings, Works of Love is a profound examination of the human heart, in which the great philosopher conducts the reader into the inmost secrets of Love. "Deep within every man," Kierkegaard writes, "there lies the dread of being alone in the world, forgotten by God, overlooked among the household of millions upon millions." Love, for Kierkegaard, is one of the central aspects of existence; it saves us from isolation and unites us with one another and with God. This new edition of Works of Love features an original foreword by Kierkegaard scholar George Pattison. |
| Imprint Name: | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-04-01 |
