Kierkegaard's Relation to Hegel and Quellenforschung: Some Methodological Considerations

TY - JOUR

T1 - Kierkegaard's Relation to Hegel and Quellenforschung

T2 - Some Methodological Considerations

AU - Stewart, Jon Bartley

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - This article attempts to demonstrate the advantages of using the methodology of Quellenforschung or source work research when approaching the corpus of Søren Kierkegaard. The field of Kierkegaard studies has long been dominated by a number of misconceptions concerning the Danish thinker's relation to Hegel, which has almost invariably been portrayed as singularly negative and critical. This article applies source work research to three different passages from Kierkegaard's primary texts, where his alleged polemic with Hegel is thought to be in evidence. However, when the actual sources of his criticisms are determined, an entirely different picture emerges and the role of Hegel fades into the background.

AB - This article attempts to demonstrate the advantages of using the methodology of Quellenforschung or source work research when approaching the corpus of Søren Kierkegaard. The field of Kierkegaard studies has long been dominated by a number of misconceptions concerning the Danish thinker's relation to Hegel, which has almost invariably been portrayed as singularly negative and critical. This article applies source work research to three different passages from Kierkegaard's primary texts, where his alleged polemic with Hegel is thought to be in evidence. However, when the actual sources of his criticisms are determined, an entirely different picture emerges and the role of Hegel fades into the background.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0046-385X

VL - 68

SP - 17

EP - 26

JO - Filozofia

JF - Filozofia

IS - 1

ER -