The Toils of Understanding: An Essay on The Present Age"The central theme is that understanding is essential if the individual and society are to be saved. On the way to various conclusions, The Toils of Understanding argues with a host of interpreters of Kierkegaard."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
The Destruction of Man | 23 |
Vox Populi Vox Dei | 45 |
Exit to Inwardness | 75 |
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