Life's Choice

Author: Wang Ping
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: This book provides an in-depth and systematic philosophical interpretation of Kierkegaard's thought from a humanistic perspective. The salient feature of human existence is its incompleteness, uncertainty, illogicality, and individuality. Therefore, human existence is a process of becoming—choice is the mission of life, passion is the sail of life, faith is the hope of life, and solitude is the companion of life. To transcend logic is the logic of life, and to face absurdity is to face the reality of life: this is Kierkegaard's dialectic of human existence. While exploring the philosophical implications of Kierkegaard's thought for human life, the author emphasizes his high regard for human subjectivity, striving to let readers feel the spiritual tension of his philosophy.