Kierkegaard in France: A History of Reception and Influence

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72784-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 381 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: New Research in the History of Western Philosophy

Why does Kierkegaard’s thought remain vital in French philosophy and theology? Kierkegaard in France traces the dynamic evolution of Kierkegaard’s reception from the early 20th century to contemporary debates on faith, ethics, and individuality. His influence on French thought is examined anew with regard to well-known thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre, Jacques Derrida, and Paul Ricœur, as well as readings that have largely been overlooked, like those by Simone de Beauvoir and Vladimir Jankélévitch. From existentialism and phenomenology to poststructuralism and feminism, Kierkegaard continues to be an essential interlocutor in shaping the ‘continental’ tradition of thought in France.

There is a natural affinity between Kierkegaard’s uniquely intense, subjectively-involved metaphysical realism and the French spiritualist
tradition which eschews both idealism and reductive empiricism. This book brings out that affinity and displays it in all the variety of
its manifestations, both religious and secular, both speculative and existentialist. An indispensable and monumental entry for scholars and
intriguing read for a wider audience.

—Catherine Pickstock, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Becker-Lindenthal, Hjördis

Sackin-Poll, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Hjördis Becker-Lindenthal (Ph.D.) is Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. She works at the crossroads of philosophy, theology and intellectual history, and is the author of Die Wiederholung der Philosophie (2015) and editor of Kierkegaard and Mysticism (forthcoming).

Andrew Sackin-Poll (Ph.D.) is College Teaching Associate in French and Director of Studies in Modern Languages at Downing College, University of Cambridge. He works on contemporary francophone literature and philosophy and is the author of The Epic Voice (forthcoming) and series editor of Contemporary Realisms.