Abstract
In this paper, I discuss the notion of leap to faith that is found abundantly in Kierkegaard’s writings. In the first part I set the context for the discussion by focusing on different usages of the term “faith” by posing a distinction between faith-in and faith-that. In the second section I discuss the mechanism of the leap; what does the leap consist of? What are the requisite conditions for such a leap? What kind of a character ought one have to perform it? These questions then lead me to a discussion of whether we can envisage something beyond Christianity to which this mechanism might apply, and I especially focus on freedom and love.
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References
- Akal, C. B. (2012). İktidarın Üç Yüzü. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
- Allison, H. E. (1967). Christianity and Nonsense. The Review of Metaphysics (20), 3, 432-460.
- Evans, C.S. (1989) Is Kierkegaard an Irrationalist? Reason, Paradox, and Faith. Religious Studies (25), 3, 347-362. Ferreira, M. J. (1994). Leaps and Circles: Kierkegaard and Newman on Faith and Reason. Religious Studies (30), 4, 379-397.
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- Kierkegaard, S. (2013). Fear and Trembling and Sickness unto Death. (W. Lowrie tr.) Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Kierkegaard, S. (1962). Philosophical Fragments or A Fragment of Philosophy, (D. Swenson tr.). Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Kierkegaard, S. (2009). Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments (A. Hannay tr.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Mulhall, S. (1994). Faith and Reason. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.
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- Venkataraman, P. (2018). Johannes Climacus and the Leap to Faith. Horizons (45), 347-374.
- Westphal, M. (1996). Becoming a Self: A Reading of Kierkegaard’s Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Indiana: Purdue University Press.
Abstract
Bu makalede Kierkegaard'ın çeşitli metinlerinde "imana sıçrayış" olarak ifade ettiği hususu tartışmaya açıyorum. İlk bölümde tartışmanın arka planını oluşturmak adına Kierkegaard’ın iman kavramına ilişkin açıklamalarını netleştirmeye odaklanıyorum. Burada bir olguya ve bir kişiye iman etme arasındaki farkı vurguluyorum. İkinci bölümde bu sıçrayışın ana hatlarıyla nasıl gerçekleştiğine ilişkin bir inceleme yürütüyorum: Bu sıçrayış neye tekabül ediyor? Böyle bir sıçrayışın ön koşulları nelerdir? Bu sıçrayışta bulunmak nasıl bir karaktere sahip olmak anlamına gelir? Bu ve benzeri sorulara ilişkin cevapları ele aldıktan sonra Kierkegaard’ın özellikle Hristiyan dini için uygun gördüğü bu kavramsallaştırmayı özgürlük ve aşk kavramlarına doğru da açmanın mümkün olup olmadığına ilişkin bir tartışma yürütüyorum.
Keywords
References
- Akal, C. B. (2012). İktidarın Üç Yüzü. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
- Allison, H. E. (1967). Christianity and Nonsense. The Review of Metaphysics (20), 3, 432-460.
- Evans, C.S. (1989) Is Kierkegaard an Irrationalist? Reason, Paradox, and Faith. Religious Studies (25), 3, 347-362. Ferreira, M. J. (1994). Leaps and Circles: Kierkegaard and Newman on Faith and Reason. Religious Studies (30), 4, 379-397.
- Friedman, R. Z. (1982). Kierkegaard: First Existentialist or Last Kantian? Religious Studies (18), 2, 159-170.
- Johnson, R. R. (1997). The Logic of Leaping: Kierkegaard’s Use of Hegelian Sublation. History of Philosophy Quarterly (14), 1, 155-170.
- Kierkegaard, S. (2013). Fear and Trembling and Sickness unto Death. (W. Lowrie tr.) Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Kierkegaard, S. (1962). Philosophical Fragments or A Fragment of Philosophy, (D. Swenson tr.). Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Kierkegaard, S. (2009). Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments (A. Hannay tr.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Mulhall, S. (1994). Faith and Reason. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.
- Quanbeck, Z. (2024). Resolving to Believe: Kierkegaard’s Direct Doxastic Voluntarism. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (109), 2, 548-574.
- Schacht, R. (1973). Kierkegaard on 'Truth Is Subjectivity' and 'The Leap of Faith'. Canadian Journal of Philosophy (2), 3, 297-313.
- Venkataraman, P. (2018). Johannes Climacus and the Leap to Faith. Horizons (45), 347-374.
- Westphal, M. (1996). Becoming a Self: A Reading of Kierkegaard’s Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Indiana: Purdue University Press.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Philosophy of Religion, 19th Century Philosophy |
| Journal Section | Makaleler |
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| Publication Date | April 30, 2025 |
| Submission Date | October 23, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | April 29, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Issue: 1 |