Fear and Trembling and The Book on Adler

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THE BOOK
JEAN-JACRQOUUESSS EAUC onfessions
-FROM THEI NTRODUCTIBOYN G EORGES TEINER
TheS ociCaoln traancdtT heD iscourses
ON ADLER
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S0REN
KIERKEGAARD
FEAR AND
TREMBLING
THE BOOK
ON ADLER
TRANSLATED BY WALTER LOWRIE
WI TH AN INTRODUCTION
BY GEORGE STEINER
EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY
AlfrAe.Kd n opNfe wY orLko ndoTno ronro
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THISI SA BORZOI BOOK
PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A.K NOPF
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F E A RA N D T R E M B LI N G
T H E B O O K O N A D L E R
C O N T E NT S
Introd.u.ct ion XI
SelBeicbtl piyho .g.r a XXV
Chrono.l o.g y XXVI
FEAR AND TREMBLING
fufue 3
Perlude 6
A PaneguyproAinbc raham I I
PrombaltePar:ie mlniarEyx pterocaotni 19
PorblIeIm:st hesrueca th h iansag t eleosluosgpiecna-l
siofo nt heet hi.c al.? 45
ProbIleIIm:st hesrueca th h iansag na bsodluutyt e
towaGrodd? 58
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silaebnohtui ptsu rpboefsoeSr aer baefho, re
Eleabzefaorlr,ase a c? 7I
Epilogue 108
ON AUTHOR ITY AND REVELATION :
THE BOOK ON AD LER
Itnruotcdion I 13
ChapItT ehreH itsoircSailtt uia.o n. 172
ChapItIeT rh eS o-aCllFeadco tfR evelation1 60
ChatpeIrI IA dlDeore Nso Ht imsBeellfiH eeHv aes
HadaR evteiloan
I Documtsec noncehrindsieo npsgi ti1o7n0
2 Adlefruo'rlss at b ooks 190
SupplemReencptai.t ulation 23I
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KIERKEGA ARD
ChpateIrVP sychoVlioegowifA c dallae sarP heno­
menoonra sa S aetu iprotnh Hee gelian
Phliosoapnhudyp otnh Per enstAe ge
I Pyscholoegxiptcoisaoiln 234
2 Thec asttoarphienM agisAtdelre r's
lei f 239
3 MaigstAedrl eard'vtsaa ng.e. 243
4 Thef uandmenftiamilln Mt ag ister
Adler 250
5 MaigstAedrla esar n e pigruapmo n
Christoefon uddroa my 264
Posstcri. pt. 275
Appnedix
TranslNaotttoeoFrs e' asa rn Tdr mebling 283
SK..sP' refatcoTe hseB oooknA dler 292
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alelset gob et hbee egttoefsr so moefh iesx emyp wloarrks
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nos trafirogwhatrsde nasueot bgiropahi.cS ahlpa-redgaesd
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dispeordfsi asls,eti moi(nnA.kat e pyo inctrusr,ed neotcn struc­
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authgoorb 'a ctkoK ierkde.g)Kai aerrkepgurapaorsdte os
remaeilnu sailtvsoeoh imlsfte,ob eo pauqea nidnm otiaosn
het ravescrucseess' ssitvaoegnl e eis'fw say 'P.s eudotnhyem s,
diviosfti hosene iltnfoc ontircatdvooriy(c teh'sied la eicct'),
thber uusepq enudlusmw ibnegwt eepnr ayaenrsd o pthriys,
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phras'ete)hw ounodfps o ssyi'bT.ih lepiyrt evenfotrz tehne
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questiloingihnmtgan ctehsishn igos w nt oe vetnh ofsnued a­
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aestmhoeudtlitacei stn ot heeti hcfaorlm;t heet hia'c elaalop f
fiaht't,h qeua ntujmu mp a'bisndutirot( ywh'i cthw entieth­
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voiacnepdso intsi msoa fn evisiTfteh.we rfeor mit sho,eu s tet,
a moralmiaslitasiiecnt hpea radaonxdae vso woaflt sh e
aehsettoeft, h remo atnidca ndayn sde udceKri.e rke'gsa ard
ethi'ccseanla rainosdse -'ls fcruatrciehn rayg ewdi tpho iect,
rhteordiicsaplal natdyh d ei tseirneesxtuebde riansn tcyel istic
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itniamtaen sdt ranpguebl(lyCi ocp enwhaaasgs emnla cli ty
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adidctteodc ensogrosisoiuTpsh) e.ey an cKti erakae'rgsd
tormaennadtna lyatpiocl ionrg eisap oefhc ibtsr okeenng age­
menttoR egiOnleesn T.h der aomsfa e -llafleedig nefiildtayn d
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sopahnitdch mear riseteda) Tt.h enl ehaeor fhn etbr e ottrahl
toa notThheerp .s ycholeofgfweiaccsbta o lt h ruinous and
lirbaentgiW.i ld geineoesfar rmgeutnaitvea,l legsoe­rlifc
darmtaizaatnisdoo nc siaatlei rrpuet eidnK ierakre.dgH ais
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thfern otioefhr iscs o mmnuiatnyod fh iosw np scyhEea.c ohf
thteh rteree aptubilsiessih nte hdam tir abmiolnitbsho roen
RegiOnles ecno'nsv enrteitornfoeramalwt h tam ighhavte
beeans oldieat,s u ymboalptiancre csosn corwdiatSnKh.t. s '.
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encaisnet dhp es ychioclamoleg,t aphyasnidtc haelo logical
motioofna sr gumeevnewtnh e rteh easpep etaobr e m ost
abstarnagdce tn e.Kr iaelrkre,dig nam aanoveruoefsr hetoric
noatl waaytst irvasect,tr himipsse lf wnhaikalededv a otcing
utrtmeorseittc eannctdeh beu iraolft hhee art. ypT ehne­ ver
nameasd vties:r'e tech onsotnacan'nttd h 'ea poosfst ille'e ,n ce
itsae rleeffr entcoae f iayr-tbayltc h ber oetrhGsri mmi n
whica lho vteurr tnoss ot nrea thtaehrnb etrhaisyse cret
dsepair.
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ftauoTuhsfie.b r ewsh ircehl aam taent oh iwso rk wahrecr,e
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precewdheennt ctohnuedtcye tdh eoiwrns pilkiyva ensd
when tfiahleeaydt o rr jecetecdet rian' normhaulam'n
retliao (nussca hsm arraige).
RegiOnleesn i'nsso tth oen lbyi opghriapcerasle nicnFee ar
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anTdr embTlhibenlg a.p cekr sooKfni ae rke'gdsae aafrtdadh er
loomTsh.ev acasnotm,ebh reaitvnho keadtt hoeut soeft
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al ei-floobnsgoe nsI.swt ia rse vebaylt ehfdeta hetorh isso n.
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himstehlahfteh aidn hietrtehdsi csoa fra nthaemaan wda s,
inetlaubcalnyo ,b joefcG to 'drse bturtini.Ao gaianc ,e rtain
wilclluetdi voaftt ieornar noodrf a p shyoco-cdntratilr agic
dramiasp alpaBbultteh e.en suAinnggws atsn onteh lese s
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shadoohfwi ' si nifitdayen'lpd a riaohndt ohomen e ,ha anndd
oft hsei inn hietrfeordm hftaiehsr b'lsa spohnet mhoyet her,
Kierkde wgaasaa brlaesh, a bse ernt oot ehri maginoerr
exeetg,te om akhei osw nG ene2s2.i s
Thes u-btiitsel xea ccthlayl le'nAdg iiancigltc.ela ylir .c '
Thet ensitenedr pblewateye pnh ilosporpohpiocsa intdi ons
poetriacm-admteiacno fse xpredsatseibsoa nct kot hper e­
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pesruasaironene ,c esscaorgaintwleiy t iht pse forrmative
mean(st hoofsl ea naggu.eS )0rKeienr kegwaaaasrc dr afts­
mano f porfto hsveee rfiysro tr dWeerc .a lno chaittseno ayl,i t
thdea trinigtn,e nspeeloryns aldiyzneiadc mosfh ipsr esen­
taitonwsih,ti tnh meo rgee necroanlto efEx uotr peramona tni­
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thadno essa,yC ,al rlyeI.tw asi nS chiilnlN eorv,at lhiast,
Kierkdec goauafilrndfd lu jlut sificafrott ihcoeon - eexnicisent,
the swaomreok f,p hilosaonpdph oiectc iocm ponoefn ts,
tehcnicmaelda ittiaonndfi cvtei-mdartagice nrKeiesr.k e­
gaa'rsfds acitniaowni tthh e attrhaeen dt hea mbiguous
authietnoytf it chaec totrr'asd e cneeav.sHe eredw rites
incomapblaoyfrM ozarHtic.sr iictraelv ioefcw osn temyp orar
draomran ovaerlmesa liciinoofrums.el dyoH be sveeardr ival
inH ansC hriasntA indsee.rnO nltyo awrdtshe en adr hei s
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