Either/Or
内容简介
In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical - both meditating ironically and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounding the noble virtues of a morally upstanding life.
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作者简介
Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Copenhagen, the youngest of seven children. His childhood was unhappy, clouded by the religious fervour of his father, and the death of his mother, his sisters and two brothers. Educated at the School of Civic Virtue, he went on study theology, liberal arts and science at university, gaining a reputation for his academic brilliance and extravagant social life. He began to criticize Christianity, and in 1841 broke off his engagement to concentrate on his writing. Over the next ten years he produced a flood of works, in particular twelve major philosophical essays, many written under noms de plume. By the end of his life he had become an object of public ridicule, but he is now enjoying increasing acclaim.
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Alastair Hannay was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, the University of Edinburgh and University College London. In 1961 he became a resident of Norway and is now Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo.
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读书文摘
精神的爱情不具有任何偏爱，并且在相反的方向上运动，不断地发射出所有的各种相对性。尘俗的爱情在其真理中走着相反的路，并且在着整个世界里它在其顶峰就只能是对于一个唯一的人的爱情。这就是“只爱一个人一次”的真理。世俗的爱情从爱更（很）多人开始，这是各种暂时的预期，它终结于爱一个人；精神的爱情不断地使自己越来越开放，爱越来越多的人，它的真理在于“爱所有人”之中。
他没有激情，不是因为他缺少这激情，而是因为他在同一瞬间有着那相反的激情，他没有时间去做什么，不是因为他的时间被其他东西充满，而是因为他根本没有时间；他是无力的，不是因为他缺少力量，而是因为他自己的力量使得他无奈无力。
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