Evil

Title
Evil
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Sanchez, Azucena Palavicini
McDonald, William
Editor
Editor(s): Steven M Emmanuel, William McDonald, Jon Stewart
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing
Place of publication
Franham, United Kingdom
Edition
1
Series
Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources
UNE publication id
une:15490
Abstract
Evil (Onde, Ondskab--noun; ond--adjective). The Danish word Onde can mean harm, misfortune, or illness, as well as evil. It may also refer to a person or thing that produces harm or injury. Ondskab also refers to a bad nature, wickedness, or inclination to cause harm. The adjective ond indicates that something is bad, inferior, or lacking in some respect. Christian Molbech notes that ond generally expresses what is contrary to good or what goes against the requirements of reason or morality. The term appears most frequently in 'The Concept of Irony', 'Either/Or', 'Part One', 'The Concept of Anxiety', the 'Concluding Unscientific Postscript', 'Edifying Discourses in Various Spirits', and 'Christian Discourses'. However, the most sustained discussions of the concept of evil are found in The Concept of Anxiety, the Concluding Unscientific Postscript, and The Sickness unto Death. In these works, Kierkegaard's analyses of evil can be examined under three rubrics: (1) evil as ignorance or indifference; (2) evil understood in relation to anxiety, guilt, and freedom; and (3) evil understood in relation to sin and despair.
Link
Citation
Kierkegaard's Concepts - Tome III: Envy to Incognito, p. 29-35
ISBN
9781472434326
Start page
29
End page
35

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