Fear - And Trembling/repetition : Kierkegaard's W...
: Contrast the failed aesthetic attempt at repetition (trying to recreate a past experience exactly) with religious repetition, which is a spiritual renewal or "becoming".
Both works use Kierkegaard’s real-life broken engagement to as a starting point. Your paper can argue that these texts are his way of "transmuting" personal despair into a broader philosophy of religious sacrifice and renewal. Recommended Edition for Research Fear and Trembling/Repetition : Kierkegaard's W...
Writing a paper on and Repetition (Volume VI of Kierkegaard's Writings ) requires navigating the complex relationship between faith, the ethical, and the psychological concept of "repetition." : Contrast the failed aesthetic attempt at repetition
: Analyze how faith exists only in the face of the impossible. Abraham believes he will kill Isaac but also that he will receive him back in this life. Recommended Edition for Research Writing a paper on
: Use the story of the young poet's failed engagement to explain how repetition is impossible in the ethical sphere but possible in the religious. 3. Synthesis: The Breaking of the Engagement