Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard and the Courage of Faith
- February 27 · 7:00 PM
Søren Kierkegaard was born 200 years ago this year. To mark the event, Dr Clare Carlisle will speak at the London Philosophy Club about this great 19th-century philosopher, hugely influential on the development of existentialism and in philosophy and religious studies more widely.
Her theme will be Kierkegaard and the courage of faith, looking at Kierkegaard's intepretation of Abraham in his 1843 book Fear and Trembling. This provocative text challenges readers to make sense of the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac, and to defend religious faith against the demands of reason and morality. The talk will focus on Kierkegaard's claim that Abraham demonstrates "a paradoxical and humble courage": Dr Carlisle will discuss why courage is an important virtue, and show how Kierkegaard contributes something new to a long tradition of philosophical reflection on courage.
Clare Carlisle 
studied theology and philosophy as both an undergraduate and postgraduate student at Trinity College, Cambridge. She has published three books on Kierkegaard, and the first English translation of Félix Ravaisson’s De l’habitude. In addition to her scholarly work she has written numerous philosophical articles for a general audience, including series on Kierkegaard and Spinoza for The Guardian. She currently works on the philosophy of religion, and teaches, at King's College London.
The first of a series of 8 articles by Dr Carlisle in The Guardian on Kierkegaard can be read here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/15/kierkegaard-philosophy-existentialism
NOTE: There will be a charge of £2 on the door, to cover room hire.
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Christine Southam
great evening, great speaker and interesting topic ! a very well organised and relaxed event.
April 11
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Ollie Hoad
Just wanted to say thanks for a great evening yesterday. I really enjoyed Claire's lecture and our group discussion. For those who are looking to learn more about Kierkegaard I highly recommend the late great Robert Solomon's brilliant lectures in his No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life series. I know they helped me sound like I knew what I was talking about! Melvyn Bragg also hosted a discussion on Kierkegaard for his In Our Time radio show. If you search the web you should be able to find these in MP3 format. Thanks again! :-)
1 · February 28
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Ollie Hoad
I had a snoop around Clare's profile page on the King's College website and discovered that she also appeared on the Philosophy Bites podcast discussing Fear and Trembling. Here's the link:
http://philosophybite...
February 28
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Pete Rogers
Extremely clear presentation from someone who has obviously spent alot of time teaching and writing about SK. Answered questions well also. More existentialism please!
1 · February 27
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Robert Craven
It's also 100th anniversary of Camus's birth this year: an opportunity there...
1 · March 1
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Heather
Clare made a difficult subject very digestible. We had good group discussions too.
February 28
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Louise Lawrence
Looking specifically at courage gave an interesting perspective on the discussion.
February 28
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Robert Craven
Hi George...the exact address is up-top, but for ease it's: Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42-44 Pollard Row, London, E2 6NB
February 27
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Ollie Hoad
It's a short walk from Bethnal Green underground station (I checked!) :-)
1 · February 27
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Wajid
I received a service prize at School and was given a book token. It took me 5 years to use it on something I really loved and that was Either/Or, so any chance to hear about this fantastic topic is more than welcome.
February 26
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February 26
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