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  • Published: 3 June 1992
  • ISBN: 9780140445770
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 640
  • RRP: $35.00

Either/Or

A Fragment of Life




Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflicts inherent in life between living aesthetically, and living morally

In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical - both meditating ironically and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounding the noble virtues of a morally upstanding life.

  • Published: 3 June 1992
  • ISBN: 9780140445770
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 640
  • RRP: $35.00

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