"Two Things at the Same Time": Fordoblelse in Kierkegaard's Writings
Authors
Mackie, Carolyn J.Advisors
Sweetman, RobertAffiliation
Institute for Christian StudiesIssue Date
2014-11Keywords
Kierkegaard, Soren, 1813-1855Fordoblelse
Redoubling
Communication
Paradox
Self (Philosophy)
Repetition
Reduplication
Christian faith
Faith
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The term fordoblelse—usually translated as “redoubling” in English—is found relatively infrequently in Kierkegaard’s corpus and has posed something of a puzzle for scholars. In this thesis, I trace Kierkegaard’s use of the term throughout his writings, seeking to determine the common ground between the rather disparate ways in which fordoblelse appears. I explore the relationship between redoubling and such major Kierkegaardian themes as indirect communication, paradox, and the constitution of the self, and I attempt to tease out the similarities and divergences between redoubling and two other Kierkegaardian terms, “repetition” and “reduplication.” Ultimately, I conclude that redoubling functions for Kierkegaard as a structural term that provides him with a vocabulary to describe the many paradoxes at work in Christian faith.Publisher
Institute for Christian StudiesType
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