Kierkegaard and the limits of reason: Can there be a responsible fideism?
Journal article
Evans, Charles Stephen. (2008). Kierkegaard and the limits of reason: Can there be a responsible fideism? Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia.
Authors | Evans, Charles Stephen |
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Abstract | This paper argues that Kierkegaard is not an irrationalist, but a "responsible fideist." Responsible fideism attempts to answer two important philosophical questions: "Are there limits to reason?" and "How can the limits of reason be recognized?" Kierkegaard's account of the incarnation as "the absolute paradox" does not see the incarnation as a logical contradiction, but rather functions in a way similar to a Kantian antimony. Faith in the incarnation both helps us recognize the limits of reason and also to a degree overcomes those limits. |
Keywords | Contradictories; Reason; Fideism; Humans; Paradoxes; Christianity; Faith; Christian history; Reasonable reliance; Truth |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
Publisher | Faculdade de Filosofia, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa |
ISSN | 0870-5283 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40419599 |
Page range | 311 - 325 |
Place of publication | Portugal |
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