Comments on: Kierkegaard’s Attack Upon “Christendom”, Part 1 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2008/12/09/kierkegaards-attack-upon-christendom-part-1/ Blogging on Philosophy and Politics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Yet There Is Method In It » Blog Archive » News Round-up http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2008/12/09/kierkegaards-attack-upon-christendom-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Yet There Is Method In It » Blog Archive » News Round-up Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:49:42 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/?p=483#comment-890 [...] In agreement with our favourite existential thinkers, a new study has linked suffering with religiosity: Gray and Wegner created a state-by-state “suffering index” and found a positive correlation between a state’s relative misery (compared to the rest of the country) and its population’s belief in God. Sciam [...] [...] In agreement with our favourite existential thinkers, a new study has linked suffering with religiosity: Gray and Wegner created a state-by-state “suffering index” and found a positive correlation between a state’s relative misery (compared to the rest of the country) and its population’s belief in God. Sciam [...]

]]> By: Anti Citizen One http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2008/12/09/kierkegaards-attack-upon-christendom-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Anti Citizen One Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:22:04 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/?p=483#comment-655 Another quote on suffering by Kierkegaard, for completeness: In every generation that man is a rarity who exercises such a a power over himself that he can <em>will</em> what is not pleasant to him, that he can hold fast <em>that</em> truth which does not please him, home that is the truth although it does not please him [...] and then nevertheless [...] can commit to it. Instant No.4 (The difficulty of my task) Another quote on suffering by Kierkegaard, for completeness:

In every generation that man is a rarity who exercises such a a power over himself that he can will what is not pleasant to him, that he can hold fast that truth which does not please him, home that is the truth although it does not please him [...] and then nevertheless [...] can commit to it. Instant No.4 (The difficulty of my task)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2008/12/09/kierkegaards-attack-upon-christendom-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Patrick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:32:46 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/?p=483#comment-649 That was assuming, of course, Nietzsche had the time to read the primary German translation of Kierkegaard, instead of relying on Brandes, Hoffding, and Martensen's translation of fragments of SK's writings. That was assuming, of course, Nietzsche had the time to read the primary German translation of Kierkegaard, instead of relying on Brandes, Hoffding, and Martensen’s translation of fragments of SK’s writings.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2008/12/09/kierkegaards-attack-upon-christendom-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Patrick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:28:30 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/?p=483#comment-648 Both of course, disapproved of the Christianity of 19th century Europe. But I have a feeling Nietzsche would've accepted the Christianity of Kierkegaard: On my next visit to Germany I propose to take up the psychological problem of Kierkegaard and at the same time to renew acquaintance with your older literature. It will be of use to me in the best sense of the word and will serve to restore modesty to my own severity and arrogance of judgment. - Nietzsche, letter to Georg Brandes. Both of course, disapproved of the Christianity of 19th century Europe. But I have a feeling Nietzsche would’ve accepted the Christianity of Kierkegaard:

On my next visit to Germany I propose to take up the
psychological problem of Kierkegaard and at the same time
to renew acquaintance with your older literature. It will
be of use to me in the best sense of the word and will
serve to restore modesty to my own severity and
arrogance of judgment. – Nietzsche, letter to Georg Brandes.

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