Philosophy
Fear and Trembling
CevvelaPhilosophy
Fear and Trembling
Søren Kierkegaard · Pinhan Yayıncılık · 1843
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A philosophical work that explores how faith transcends ethics and rational thought, drawing on that harrowing moment when Prophet Abraham took his only son, Isaac, to be sacrificed at God’s command. It explores, through the concept of the “knight of faith,” how an individual can overturn universal rules in the face of his own truth.
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“Faith is a leap over the abyss that begins where reason ends.”
“The true knight of faith fears not the morality of the crowd but the fire of his own conscience.”
“A life without anxiety belongs only to shallow souls without depth.”
“When a person rebels against the universal, they come face to face with the absolute.”
“The moment you are alone with yourself is the moment you are alone with God.”
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Kierkegaard drains the safe waters of logic and morality. According to morality, Abraham’s act is murder; yet, according to faith, it is absolute obedience. Cevvela views the connection between a person and their true self as “not a matter of choice, but of character.” The author describes the courage to stand alone on the edge of an abyss with your own absolute truth, without seeking the approval of the crowd. You come to understand how the choices you deem “reasonable” or “right” actually shield you from taking risks and confronting your own truth. A person who cannot bring themselves to sacrifice everything for the sake of their own truth is nothing more than a moral enforcer within the herd.