On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates
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| - | {{Template}}'''''On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates''''' (Danish: '''''Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Socrates''''') is [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s university thesis paper that he submitted in [[1841]]. This thesis is the culmination of three years of extensive study on [[Socrates]], as seen from the view point of [[Xenophon]], [[Aristophanes]], and [[Plato]]. | + | {{Template}}' |
| + | ''''On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates''''' (Danish: '''''Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Socrates''''') is [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s university thesis paper that he submitted in [[1841]]. This thesis is the culmination of three years of extensive study on [[Socrates]], as seen from the view point of [[Xenophon]], [[Aristophanes]], and [[Plato]]. | ||
| His thesis dealt with [[irony]], and in particular, [[socratic irony]]. Kierkegaard regards Aristophanes' portrayal of Socrates, in Aristophanes' ''[[The Clouds]]'' to be the most accurate representation of the man. Whereas Xenophon and Plato portrayed Socrates seriously, Kierkegaard felt that Aristophanes best understood the intricacies of socratic irony. | His thesis dealt with [[irony]], and in particular, [[socratic irony]]. Kierkegaard regards Aristophanes' portrayal of Socrates, in Aristophanes' ''[[The Clouds]]'' to be the most accurate representation of the man. Whereas Xenophon and Plato portrayed Socrates seriously, Kierkegaard felt that Aristophanes best understood the intricacies of socratic irony. | ||
| Kierkegaard then compares Socrates with major 18th and [[19th century]] philosophers of the time, such as [[Fichte]], [[Schelling]], and especially [[Hegel]]. | Kierkegaard then compares Socrates with major 18th and [[19th century]] philosophers of the time, such as [[Fichte]], [[Schelling]], and especially [[Hegel]]. | ||
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'On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates (Danish: Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Socrates) is Søren Kierkegaard's university thesis paper that he submitted in 1841. This thesis is the culmination of three years of extensive study on Socrates, as seen from the view point of Xenophon, Aristophanes, and Plato.
His thesis dealt with irony, and in particular, socratic irony. Kierkegaard regards Aristophanes' portrayal of Socrates, in Aristophanes' The Clouds to be the most accurate representation of the man. Whereas Xenophon and Plato portrayed Socrates seriously, Kierkegaard felt that Aristophanes best understood the intricacies of socratic irony.
Kierkegaard then compares Socrates with major 18th and 19th century philosophers of the time, such as Fichte, Schelling, and especially Hegel.
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