Holy Hypochondria. Narrative and self-awareness in The Concept of Anxiety
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Hanson, Jeffrey. (2011). Holy Hypochondria. Narrative and self-awareness in The Concept of Anxiety. Kierkegaard Studies. 2001, pp. 239 - 261. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110236514.239
Authors | Hanson, Jeffrey |
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Abstract | This paper treats the final chapter of The Concept of Anxiety with a view to explaining what Vigilius Haufniensis means by being educated by possibility, which is the highest service performed by anxiety and contributes to heightened self-awareness. An explanation of the special sense of possibility at work in this section is offered and supported by reference to Haufniensis’ discussions of happiness, fortune, fate, providence, and sin-consciousness. The particular role of narrative in being educated by possibility is explained as a function of Haufniensis’ own self-understanding as a psychological observer and his mission to “infect” his readers with “holy hypochondria.” |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Kierkegaard Studies |
Journal citation | 2001, pp. 239 - 261 |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
ISSN | 1430-5372 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110236514.239 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84860181982 |
Page range | 239 - 261 |
Research Group | School of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Germany |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88q8q/holy-hypochondria-narrative-and-self-awareness-in-the-concept-of-anxiety
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