1st Edition

Kierkegaard and the Rise of Modern Psychology

By Sven Hroar Klempe Copyright 2014
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard's (1813�1855) contributions to our understanding of psychology. In Kierkegaard's historical context, psychology was challenged from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. Kierkegaard considered psychology a core discipline central to his understanding of metaphysics as well as theology. The first part examines Kierkegaard... Read more
Series Editor's Foreword Jaan Valsiner Preface I Kierkegaard and Experimental Psychology 1 Repetition (1843): A Core Text 2 The Concept of Anxiety (1844) 3 Stages on Life's Way and Guilty/Not Guilty (1845) 4 The Sickness Unto Death (1849) II Psychology in Terms of the German Enlightenment 5 Kierkegaard and a Period of Change 6 Psychology as a Part of Metaphysics 7 Empirical Psychology, Aesthetics, and Natural Sciences 8 Kant and the Rejection of Psychology as a Science III How to Understand Kierkegaard's Psychology Today 9 Kierkegaard and Modernity 10 Kierkegaard and Modern Psychology 11 Kierkegaard and Modern Science 12 The Actuality of Kierkegaard's Psychology References Name Index Subject Index

Biography

Sven Hroar Klempe