The Sickness Unto Death Translator's Note
Introduction
The Sickness Unto Death
Preface
Introduction
Part One: The Sickness Unto Death Is Despair
Part Two: Despair Is Sin
Notes
Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Copenhagen, the youngest of seven
children. His childhood was unhappy, clouded by the religious
fervour of his father, and the death of his mother, his sisters and
two brothers. Educated at the School of Civic Virtue, he went on
study theology, liberal arts and science at university, gaining a
reputation for his academic brilliance and extravagant social life.
He began to criticize Christianity, and in 1841 broke off his
engagement to concentrate on his writing. Over the next ten years
he produced a flood of works, in particular twelve major
philosophical essays, many written under noms de plume. By the end
of his life he had become an object of public ridicule, but he is
now enjoying increasing acclaim.
Alastair Hannay was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, the
University of Edinburgh and University College London. In 1961 he
became a resident of Norway and is now Emeritus Professor of
Philosophy at the University of Oslo.
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