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KierKegaard and his danish Contemporaries tome i: philosophy, politiCs and soCial theory Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources Volume 7, Tome I Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources is a publication of the søren Kierkegaard research Centre General Editor Jon stewart Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Editorial Board Katalin nun peter ŠaJda Advisory Board istvÁn CzaKÓ Finn gredal Jensen david d. possen heiKo sChulz This volume was published with the generous financial support of the danish agency for science, technology and innovation Kierkegaard and his danish Contemporaries tome i: philosophy, politics and social theory Edited by Jon stewart First published2009 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © Jon stewart and the contributors 2009 Jon stewart has asserted his right under the Copyright, designs and patents act, 1988, to be identified as the editor of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Kierkegaard and his danish contemporaries. tome 1, philosophy, politics and social theory. – (Kierkegaard research : sources, reception and resources v. 7) 1. Kierkegaard, søren, 1813–1855. 2. Kierkegaard, søren, 1813 – 1855 – Friends and associates. 3. philosophy, danish – 19th century. i. series ii. stewart, Jon (Jon Bartley) 198.9-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kierkegaard and his danish contemporaries / [edited by] Jon stewart. p. cm. — (Kierkegaard research: sources, reception, and resources ; v. 7) includes bibliographical references and indexes. isBn 978-0-7546-6872-5 (hardcover : t. 1 : alk. paper) 1. Kierkegaard, søren, 1813–1855—sources. 2. denmark—intellectual life— 19th century. i. stewart, Jon (Jon Bartley) B4377 .K512 198’.9—dc22 2009014986 isBn 13: 978-0-7546-6872-5 (hbk) Cover design by Katalin nun. Contents List of Contributors vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii List of Abbreviations xv andreas Frederik Beck: a good dialectician and a Bad reader K. Brian Söderquist 1 Jens Finsteen giødwad: an amiable Friend and a despicable Journalist Andrea Scaramuccia 13 Johan ludvig heiberg: Kierkegaard’s Criticism of hegel’s danish apologist Jon Stewart 35 J.l.a. Kolderup-rosenvinge: Kierkegaard on walking away From politics J. Michael Tilley 77 orla lehmann: Kierkegaard’s political alter-ego? Julie K. Allen 85 poul martin møller: Kierkegaard and the Confidant of Socrates Finn Gredal Jensen 101 ditlev gothard monrad: Kierkegaard on politics, the liberal movement, and the danish Constitution J. Michael Tilley 169 rasmus nielsen: From the object of “prodigious Concern” to a “windbag” Jon Stewart 179 vi Kierkegaard and His Danish Contemporaries hans Christian Ørsted: søren Kierkegaard and The Spirit in Nature Bjarne Troelsen 215 Frederik Christian sibbern: “the lovable, remarkable thinker, Councilor sibbern” and “the political simple-peter sibbern” Carl Henrik Koch 229 henrich steffens: Combining danish romanticism with Christian orthodoxy Andrew J. Burgess 261 peter michael stilling: as successor? “undeniably a possibility” Carl Henrik Koch 289 Frederik ludvig zeuthen: “I struck a light, lit a fire—now it is burning. And this ‘fire’ Dr. Zeuthen wants to extinguish—with an ‘enema syringe.’ ” Carl Henrik Koch 303 Index of Persons 319 Index of Subjects 327 list of Contributors Julie K. Allen, university of wisconsin-madison, dept. of scandinavian studies, van hise 1302, 1220 linden drive, madison, wi 53706, usa. Andrew J. Burgess, philosophy department, humanities 533, msC03 2140, the university of new mexico, albuquerque, nm 87131-0001, usa. Finn Gredal Jensen, society for danish language and literature, Christians Brygge 1, 1219 Copenhagen K, denmark. Carl Henrik Koch, department of media, Cognition and Communication, Faculty of humanities, university of Copenhagen, njalsgade 80, 2300 Copenhagen s, denmark. Andrea Scaramuccia, University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Filosofia, Via Pasquale paoli, 15, 56126 pisa, italy. K. Brian Söderquist, søren Kierkegaard research Centre, Farvergade 27 d, 1463 Copenhagen K, denmark. Jon Stewart, søren Kierkegaard research Centre, Farvergade 27 d, 1463 Copenhagen K, denmark. J. Michael Tilley, department of philosophy, georgetown College, 400 east College street, georgetown, Ky 40324, usa. Bjarne Troelsen, Center for Filosofi og Videnskabsteori, Aalborg Universitet, Fibigerstræde 10, 9220 aalborg Øst, denmark. preface Kierkegaard was in a certain sense a profoundly local thinker. he was often in dialogue with his fellow danes or, indeed, fellow Copenhageners on key issues of the day. His authorship would be unthinkable without the signal conflict with the danish state Church or without reference to important danish institutions such as the royal theater or the university of Copenhagen. likewise, his relation to various danish newspapers and journals, such as The Corsair, Fædrelandet, and Kjøbenhavns flyvende Post, played an undeniable role in shaping his thought and authorship. But this is, of course, not to imply that Kierkegaard was a provincial thinker or can simply be reduced to his immediate context. The Danish figures that he was reading and engaged with ranked among the greatest minds of europe at the time. the period of Kierkegaard’s life corresponds to what has been dubbed by historians as “the Golden Age of Denmark,” which covers roughly the first half of the nineteenth century, when denmark’s most important writers, philosophers, theologians, poets, actors and artists flourished. This was the age of Hans Christian Andersen’s (1805– 75) fairy tales and Hans Christian Ørsted’s (1777–1851) natural scientific theories. It was a period when the royal theater was one of the leading playhouses in europe. it was likewise the age of some of denmark’s most famous poets and literary critics, and when Danish sculpture and painting achieved new heights with figures such as Bertel thorvaldsen (1768–1844), and Christoffer wilhelm eckersberg (1783–1853). Finally, the Golden Age produced the towering figures of Danish theology who were so important for the development of Kierkegaard’s thought. in this context Kierkegaard was thus merely one actor on a stage, which he shared with a host of other extremely gifted writers and thinkers. the rich interdisciplinary nature of the period is reflected in his authorship, which seems to defy any clear determination with regard to genre or scholarly discipline. given this, it can come as no surprise that the single most extensive body of sources for Kierkegaard’s thought comes from denmark itself (followed closely by his german sources). some of his best-known thoughts and ideas were born in the dialogical exchange with his danish contemporaries. in recent years scholars have become increasingly interested in understanding Kierkegaard as an integral figure of the Golden Age. The landmark publication in this regard is Bruce h. Kirmmse’s Kierkegaard in Golden Age Denmark.1 this work brought to the attention of the international reader the importance of Kierkegaard’s 1 Bruce h. Kirmmse, Kierkegaard in Golden Age Denmark, Bloomington and indianapolis: indiana university press 1990.
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