Repository | Book | Chapter
Kierkegaard, Nagel, conclusions
pp. 87-114
Abstract
This chapter discusses the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard and Thomas Nagel, and provides the conclusion to the book. First, Kierkegaard's philosophy is reconsidered in the context of the Gigantomachy, in particular, as another thinker, alongside Heidegger, of Platonic methexis (participation). Second, Nagel's critique of scientific reductionism and arguments for Platonism and Cartesianism are discussed in light of the Gigantomachy. I conclude in agreement with Nagel, and against Heidegger and Nietzsche, in favor of traditional metaphysics (Platonism) and elements of Cartesianism.
Publication details
Published in:
Armitage Duane (2017) Heidegger and the death of God: between Plato and Nietzsche. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 87-114
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67579-4_4
Full citation:
Armitage Duane (2017) Kierkegaard, Nagel, conclusions, In: Heidegger and the death of God, Dordrecht, Springer, 87–114.