On Vulnerability: Distinguishing Differences Between the Knight of Faith and the Knight of Resignation in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling

Cross, Christopher G. (2018) On Vulnerability: Distinguishing Differences Between the Knight of Faith and the Knight of Resignation in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of William Lawhead from Philosophy, University of Mississippi.

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CHRISTOPHER G. CROSS: On Vulnerability: Distinguishing Differences Between the Knight of Faith and the Knight of Resignation in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling (Under the direction of William Lawhead) In Søren Kierkegaard’s work, Fear and Trembling, he describes two kinds of individuals, which he calls the knight of faith and the knight of infinite resignation. The purpose of this thesis is to consider the differences between the two. Several scholars of the work identify different characteristics that distinguish the knight of faith and the knight of infinite resignation. These characteristics include care (Mooney), courage (Carlisle), and autonomy (Lippitt). This thesis uses those three notions to suggest that another difference between the knight of faith and knight of infinite resignation is the characteristic of vulnerability.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators: Cross, Christopher G.
Student's Degree Program(s): B.A. in Philosophy
Thesis Advisor: William Lawhead
Thesis Advisor's Department: Philosophy
Institution: University of Mississippi
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
Depositing User: Christopher Cross
Date Deposited: 21 May 2018 18:31
Last Modified: 21 May 2018 18:31
URI: http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/1266

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