Irony and Religious Belief

by Gregory L. Reece

The concept of irony is difficult to pin down, difficult to capture. This book is a critical examination of how Soren Kierkegaard and the pragmatist Richard Rorty approach the complex subject of irony. Gregory L. Reece traces the development of the philosophical concept of irony from Socrates to Hegel, Schlegel, Kierkegaard and Rorty, while addressing the very question that is central for both Kierkegaard and Rorty, the question of the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161477790
• ISBN13: 9783161477799
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.