Kierkegaardian Studies

Kierkegaardian Studies (French: Études kierkegaardiennes[1]) is a book about Søren Kierkegaard by philosopher Jean Wahl, originally published in 1938 in Paris, France. Its publication marked a significant turning-point in French philosophy, which formally introduced and disseminated Kierkegaard's philosophy to France.[2]

Kierkegaardian Studies
Book cover to Études kierkegaardiennes
AuthorJean Wahl
Original titleÉtudes kierkegaardiennes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SubjectPhilosophy
Publication date
1938
Media typePrint (Hardback)

Kierkegaardian Studies was one of the first French studies of Kierkegaard to treat him as a coherent philosopher and theologian, and raised questions that became central to Kierkegaard studies and to Existentialism in general.[2] Before Wahl's book, very few people in France knew much about Kierkegaard. After it, almost every French intellectual did.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (13 October 2009). Phenomenology and Existentialism in the Twentieth Century: Book II. Fruition – Cross-Pollination – Dissemination. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 336–. ISBN 978-90-481-2979-9.
  2. ^ a b Stewart, John (2007). Kierkegaard and Existentialism. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. pp. 397–400. ISBN 9781409426417.
  3. ^ Stewart, John (2007). Kierkegaard and Existentialism. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 397. ISBN 9781409426417.