Ep. 333: Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling" on Faith (Part One)

To wrap up our coverage of Kierkegaard, we consider his religious stage of development through this 1843 text analyzing the Biblical story of Abraham. Can we understand, much less admire, an attitude whereby you think God has commanded you to kill your son and you gladly go along with it? How does this sort of "greatness" relate to ethics? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/PEL. Check out AncientHistoryFanGirl.com. Sign up for Mark's Core Texts in Philosophy at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.