dc.contributor.author | Lippitt, John | |
dc.contributor.editor | Cappelorn, N.J.C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-13T14:22:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-10-13T14:22:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lippitt , J 2005 , Telling tales : Johannes Climacus and 'narrative unity' . in N J C Cappelorn (ed.) , Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, 2005 . Walter de Gruyter , pp. 71-89 . | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 3110185520 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9783110185522 | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/3950 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/3950 | |
dc.description | Full text of this item is not available in the UHRA. | |
dc.description.abstract | This article investigates the concept of 'narrative unity' as used by recent commentators such as John Davenport. I argue that it is unclear what this term means, and that the 'narrative unity' view faces a serious problem: self-deception. Moreover, if we ask whether a pseudonym's life possesses 'narrative unity', further problems emerge, as the Johannes Climacus case highlights. Davenport assigns a key role to 'earnestness'. Yet Climacus and others insist true earnestness involves a unity of earnestness and jest. Considering this enables us to see something of the importance for Kierkegaard of a sense of humour in a virtuous life. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Walter de Gruyter | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, 2005 | |
dc.title | Telling tales : Johannes Climacus and 'narrative unity' | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Philosophy | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Humanities | |
dc.contributor.institution | Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute | |
rioxxterms.type | Other | |
herts.preservation.rarelyaccessed | true | |