{"product_id":"9781400846931","title":"Either\/Or, Part I","description":"\u003cp\u003eSøren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded \u003ci\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/i\u003e as the beginning of his authorship, although he had published two earlier works on Hans Christian Andersen and irony. The pseudonymous volumes of \u003ci\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/i\u003e are the writings of a young man (I) and of Judge William (II). The ironical young man's papers include a collection of sardonic aphorisms; essays on Mozart, modern drama, and boredom; and \"The Seducer's Diary.\" The seeming miscellany is a reflective presentation of aspects of the \"either,\" the esthetic view of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part II is an older friend's \"or,\" the ethical life of integrated, authentic personhood, elaborated in discussions of personal becoming and of marriage. The resolution of the \"either\/or\" is left to the reader, for there is no Part III until the appearance of \u003ci\u003eStages on Life's Way\u003c\/i\u003e. The poetic-reflective creations of a master stylist and imaginative impersonator, the two men write in distinctive ways appropriate to their respective positions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137745273072,"sku":"9781400846931","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400846931_p0.jpg?v=1763713304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400846931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}