On the Skeptic (Library of the Century)

Author: (Dan) Kierkegaard, translated by Lu Xinghua, Weng Shaojun
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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 context of Western thought and renewing the tradition of Chinese academia" serves as the editorial principle of "The Century Library." The library is divided into two major book series: the Chinese series and the Western series. The Chinese series, starting from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican era, 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 series aims to systematically translate classic texts from the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, tracing the emergence and evolution of Western thought traditions, thereby laying a solid textual foundation for addressing the core issues of modern China. On the Skeptic is a self-reflective work in philosophical thought. Christian faith is a rebirth of existential experience and a re-establishment of the foundation of individual meaning. Therefore, Kierkegaard's self-reflective narrative is an important document in Christian faith discourse. On the Skeptic does not discuss the relationship between skepticism and Christian faith. This fragmentary self-reflective work merely provides traces of individual thought history, 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 in the history of Christian thought with its belief-centric perspective since Luther. It holds the significance of a milestone in intellectual history.