Kierkegaard: The Self in Society

A dozen papers from a 1995 conference in Lancaster, England challenge the reputation of the 19th-century Danish philosopher as such an extreme individualist that he had nothing to say about social issues. They show how he raises difficult questions about the nature of selfhood, the church, society, politics, love, and justice. The introduction traces the history of interpreting Kirkegaard's thoughts on such matters. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.