{"product_id":"understanding-kierkegaards-parables-paperback","title":"Understanding Kierkegaard's Parables - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Hamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKierkegaard is often praised for his poetic writing style. Throughout his works, especially his pseudonymous ones, he often breaks from philosophical prose and instead uses extended metaphors, fairy tales, parables, and allegories. This book, which is the first that directly addresses Kierkegaard's parables, argues that they help the reader undergo transformative change. It asks why Kierkegaard uses parables in a broad sense, how they function as a form of indirect communication, why Kierkegaard must remain secretive about the purpose of the parables, and how this secrecy plays an important role in Kierkegaard's authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Hamer\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. He has done work in philosophical pedagogy, Kierkegaard, and the intersection of philosophy and pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101614149767,"sku":"9781476681023","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/16878dd3cceb2af85341925ca2f09f80.webp?v=1732396030","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/understanding-kierkegaards-parables-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}