Neither Irrationalist Nor Apologist
Revisiting Faith and Reason in Kierkegaard
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Buben (0000-0002-9581-4546, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 318-326 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12017 |
| OpenAlex | W1801946354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
One of the most hotly contested debates in Kierkegaard studies concerns his sense of the relationship between faith and reason. Often caricatured as a proponent of irrational fideism, scholarship in recent decades has tried to present a more nuanced account of Kierkegaard's position. Two likely interpretive options have emerged: supra-rationalism and anti-rationalism. On the former view, Kierkegaard believes that while the achievement of faith is beyond the capabilities of reason, there are still ways that reason can aid the maintenance of faith once reason's limits are recognized. On the latter view, faith is a constant struggle against rationalizing justification, and thus, any attempt to use reason to assist in the maintenance of faith is a mistake. Interestingly, a comparison with Pascal can help one arbitrate between these two responses to the dubious irrationalist reading of Kierkegaard
Epistemology · Faith · Irrational number · Mistake · Political science · Rationalism · Scholarship · Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Kierkegaard on the Relationship Between Practical and Epistemic Reasons for Belief
Unamuno on making oneself indispensable and having the strength to long for immortality
Making Sense of Kierkegaard’s Subjective Truth Within Kant’s Bounds of Mere Reason
Resolving to believe
Kierkegaard on the transformative power of art
Thoughtlessness as an Intellectual Vice in Kierkegaard and Aristotle
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |