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Despairing over the Present Age - Document (198 K) |
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| Author |
Gilchrist, Brodie John |
| Title |
Despairing over the Present Age |
| Date created |
2009 |
| Abstract |
19th Century Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard believed society alienates individuals from their true selves. Kierkegaard entitles this concept "despair." As such, despair deals not only with Kierkegaard's interpretation of the individual but also of the evolution of societies. While arguing that despair has existed throughout human history, this paper is an exploration of the ways in which modern or "Present Age" societies uniquely exacerbate despair according to Kierkegaard. This work begins with an in-depth look at Kierkegaard's interpretation of the individual and of the self and then addresses the difference between modern and pre-modern societies. Analysis of Kierkegaard's works concludes with a discussion of modern social institutions and their contributions to the problems of the present age. |
| Use Restrictions |
I hereby allow Boston College to include and preserve my dissertation/thesis in electronic form in the Boston College Institutional Repository, which shall include the right to publicly post my dissertation/thesis on the World Wide Web. I will retain copyright ownership, but I grant to Boston College the non-exclusive right to copy, distribute, and publicly display my dissertation/thesis in any form as may be necessary or convenient in the future as file formats, storage media, and distribution mechanisms evolve. |
| Subject |
Kierkegaard |
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Modernization |
| Publisher |
Boston College |
| Link to Item |
2345/706 |
| Thesis Advisor |
Faulkner, Robert K. |
| Degree Name |
MA |
| Degree Grantor |
Boston College. Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. |
| Sys. No. |
000000218 |
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