First published in 1849 under the pseudonym "Anti-Climacus," Soren Kierkegaard's The Sickness unto Death endures as a seminal text in the history of theology and moral philosophy, and an essential companion to his earlier works. Beginning with the biblical story of Lazarus, whom Jesus miraculously raised from the dead, Kierkegaard here presents his explication of despair as the "sickness unto death," that is, a sickness not of the body, but of the spirit, and thus, of the self. A dramatic "medical history" of the course of this sickness, The Sickness unto Death culminates, as all medical histories do, in a crisis, a turning point at which the self, the patient, either realises or abandons itself. Masterfully translated by Bruce H. Kirmmse, with his "historian's eye" and "craftsman's feel for the challenges of Kierkegaard's syntax" (Vanessa Parks Rumble), this trenchant, explosive inquiry into the human soul spares no one, not even its author.

About the Author
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher and theologian. A professor emeritus at Connecticut College, Bruce H. Kirmmse has published several books and numerous articles on Kierkegaard and was general editor of Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks. His translation of Fear and Trembling appeared in 2021. He lives in Randolph, New Hampshire, and Copenhagen, Denmark.


Book Information
ISBN 9781324091240
Author Soren Kierkegaard
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 366g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 147mm * 23mm