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The name Friedrich Nietzsche has become synonymous with studies in
political power. The application of his theory that the vast array
of human activities comprises manifestations of the will to power
continues to influence fields as diverse as international
relations, political studies, literary theory, the social sciences,
and theology. To date, the introduction of SAren Kierkegaard into
this discussion has been gradual at best. Long derided as the
quintessential individualist, the social dimension of his fertile
thought has been neglected until recent decades. This book situates
Kierkegaard in direct dialogue with Nietzsche on the topic of power
and authority. Significant contextual similarities warrant such a
comparison: both severely criticized state Lutheranism, championed
the self and its imaginative ways of knowing against the
philosophical blitzkrieg of Hegelianism, and endured the turbulent
emergence of the nation-state. However, the primary justification
remains the depth-defying prescience with which Kierkegaard not
only fully anticipates but rigorously critiques Nietzsche's power
position thirty years in advance.
The name Friedrich Nietzsche has become synonymous with studies in
political power. The application of his theory that the vast array
of human activities comprises manifestations of the will to power
continues to influence fields as diverse as international
relations, political studies, literary theory, the social sciences,
and theology. To date, the introduction of SAren Kierkegaard into
this discussion has been gradual at best. Long derided as the
quintessential individualist, the social dimension of his fertile
thought has been neglected until recent decades. This book situates
Kierkegaard in direct dialogue with Nietzsche on the topic of power
and authority. Significant contextual similarities warrant such a
comparison: both severely criticized state Lutheranism, championed
the self and its imaginative ways of knowing against the
philosophical blitzkrieg of Hegelianism, and endured the turbulent
emergence of the nation-state. However, the primary justification
remains the depth-defying prescience with which Kierkegaard not
only fully anticipates but rigorously critiques Nietzsche's power
position thirty years in advance.
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