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Kierkegaard On Indirect Communication, The Crowd, And A Monstrous Illusion, Antony Aumann
Kierkegaard On Indirect Communication, The Crowd, And A Monstrous Illusion, Antony Aumann
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Following the pattern set by the early German Romantics, Kierkegaard conveys many of his insights through literature rather than academic prose. What makes him a valuable member of this tradition is the theory he develops to support it, his so-called “theory of indirect communication.” The most exciting aspect of this theory concerns the alleged importance of indirect communication: Kierkegaard claims that there are some projects only it can accomplish. This paper provides a critical account of two arguments Kierkegaard offers in defense of this claim. The first argument is that he needs to use indirect communication in order to discourage …