On the Skeptic - Century Library

Author: Kierkegaard
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The Century Humanistic Series includes five sub-series: "The Century Library," "The Century Frontier," "Miniature Classics," "University Classics," and "Open Humanities." Each series is distinct yet complementary. "Clarifying the lineage of Western thought and renewing the academic tradition of China" serves as the editorial principle of "The Century Library." The library is divided into two major book series: the Chinese Studies series and the Western Studies series. The Chinese Studies series, starting from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, comprehensively organizes academic works since modern China, aiming to provide a progressive framework for contemporary reflection on the social and spiritual conditions of modern China. The Western Studies series aims to systematically translate and introduce classic texts from the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, thereby showcasing the emergence and evolution of Western intellectual traditions and laying a solid textual foundation for addressing the core issues of modern China. On the Sceptic belongs to the autobiographical works of philosophical thought. Christian faith is a rebirth of existential experience, a re-establishment of the foundation of individual meaning. Therefore, Kierkegaard's autobiographical narrative is an important document in the study of Christian faith. On the Sceptic does not discuss the relationship between skepticism and Christian faith. This autobiographical fragment merely provides traces of individual thought, and definitive conclusions should be sought in Kierkegaard's other works. Philosophical Fragments is one such work. It concisely and clearly expresses the fundamental requirements of Kierkegaard's thought, marking a significant advancement of fideism in the history of Christian thought after Luther, and holding the significance of a milestone in intellectual history.