Fear and Trembling
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #31 in Existentialism, Ranked #71 in Philosophy — see more rankings.
In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard wanted to understand the anxiety that must have been present in Abraham when God commanded him to offer his son as a human sacrifice. Abraham had a choice to complete the task or to forget it. He resigned himself to the loss of his son, acting according to his faith. In other words, one must be willing to give up all his or... more
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David Heinemeier Hansson While most of the 20th century existentialists, like Sartre and Camus, were devout atheists, Kierkegaard is an existentialist obsessed with faith. Fear and Trembling is a very long, and at times obtuse, meditation on the topic of faith and doubt. It uses the story of Abraham and Isaac to contrast the ideas of faith and humanism. Kierkegaard is in awe of Abraham’s faith and how it compels him to sacrifice Isaac, and he uses that to interrogate the topic of faith in general. I found the theological acrobatics employed by Kierkegaard a bit strained, to say the least. But it was a fascinating... (Source)
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