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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“İnanç, aklın bittiği yerde başlayan bir uçurum atlayışıdır.”
“Gerçek inanç şövalyesi, kalabalıkların ahlakından değil, kendi vicdanının ateşinden korkar.”
“Kaygısız bir yaşam, sadece derinliği olmayan sığ ruhlara aittir.”
“İnsan, evrensel olana başkaldırdığında, mutlak olanla yüzleşir.”
“Kendinle baş başa kaldığın an, Tanrıyla baş başa kaldığın andır.”
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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.