Agamemnon vs. Abraham: Universality vs. individuality

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07/31/2009

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Table of Contents Agamemnon vs. Abraham: Universality vs. individuality Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The demand God makes off Abraham
  3. Kierkegaard's use of Abraham to portray the religious mindset
  4. Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter
  5. Agamemnon and Martin Luther King
  6. The contradicting actions performed by Abraham and Agamemnon in Fear and Trembling
  7. Conclusion
  8. Bibliography

Abstract

Throughout Soren Kierkegaard's book, Fear and Trembling, there is controversy over whether the religious mindset or the ethical mindset should be used as the outline by which a person lives their life. These conflicting views are depicted by the decisions which abraham and agamemnon encounter during their lives. After reading about both of these much different decisions, abraham's individualistic mindset can be compared to Adolf Hitler's mindset, while agamemnon's universalistic mindset can be compared to Martin Luther King's mindset. It is after studying both of these mindsets that it is clear that agamemnon's situation is much more justifiable. Kierkegaard uses abraham in order to explain how people who live by a religious mindset make decisions throughout their lives. abraham is given a choice, which will decide whether he is faithful enough or not towards his religion.

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