Becoming a Self: A Reading of Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy)

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Summary: Kierkegaard short course
Review: The idea of reading Concluding Unscientific Postscript without reading Concluding Unscientific Postscript is something I find horrifying. Why not eat gravy instead of a steak. Westphal's book is an excellent adjunct to Kierkegaard's, but Kierkegaard is funnier, quirkier, more wide ranging and he flat out tells better jokes. This book is an excellent adjunct to the Postscript but is lightweight compared to the Postscript. Read this before you read the Postscript. Read this while you read the Postscript (hard to do: reading the Postscript is pretty consuming). Read this after you read the Postscript (I had read the Postscript five time before I read this book and found it very enjoyable). But for God's sake: Read the Postscript. This book is no good as a replacement for it and why should you miss out on the best things in life?

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Summary: A Comprehensive Review
Review: Westphal does a really nice job with Become a Self. He literally retells Concluding Unscientifc Postscript in late-20th century terms, including several contemporary thinkers of the continental tradition. Westphal attempts to better clarify what Kierkegaard as Climacus means between "being" and "becoming." I recommmend this book highly for anyone that studies Kierkegaard or desire to read Concluding Unscientific Postscript without reading Conclusing Unscientific Postscript.

Rating:
Summary: A Comprehensive Review
Review: Westphal does a really nice job with Become a Self. He literally retells Concluding Unscientifc Postscript in late-20th century terms, including several contemporary thinkers of the continental tradition. Westphal attempts to better clarify what Kierkegaard as Climacus means between "being" and "becoming." I recommmend this book highly for anyone that studies Kierkegaard or desire to read Concluding Unscientific Postscript without reading Conclusing Unscientific Postscript.