Beschreibung:
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.
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