{"product_id":"kierkegaard-socrates-and-the-meaning-of-life-9781009616089","title":"Kierkegaard, Socrates, and the Meaning of Life","description":"Kierkegaard's lifelong fascination with the figure of Socrates has many aspects, but prominent among them is his admiration for the way Socrates was devoted to his divinely ordained mission as a philosopher. To have such a destiny, revealed through what one loves and is passionate about as well as through a feeling of vocation, is a necessary condition of leading a meaningful life, according to Kierkegaard. Examining what Kierkegaard has to say about the meaning of life requires looking at his conception of 'subjective truth, ' as well as how he understands the ancient ideal of 'amor fati, ' a notion that Nietzsche would subsequently take up, but that Kierkegaard understands in a manner that is distinctly his own, and that he sought to put into practice in his own existence. Our life is a work of art, but we are not the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Anthony Furtak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Elements in the Philosophy of S?ren Kierkegaard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009616089","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424674771081,"sku":"9781009616089","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e1c4a71e-4b5e-4c88-8621-368900511595.jpg?v=1753172234","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/kierkegaard-socrates-and-the-meaning-of-life-9781009616089","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}