Fear and Trembling

Søren Kierkegaard2014book

Writing about commitment, anxiety and religious existence, often through pseudonymous voices. Attend to who is speaking and what the text leaves unresolved.

Penguin Classics, 2014; ISBN 9780141395883 · Translated by Alastair Hannay

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  • Can a commitment be justified entirely from the outside?

    coreIntroduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.

    Writing about commitment, anxiety and religious existence, often through pseudonymous voices. Attend to who is speaking and what the text leaves unresolved.

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Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

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