Philosophical Fragments
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Philosophical Fragments is a seminal 1844 work of Christian existential philosophy by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of truth, faith, and the paradox of the incarnation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philosophical Fragments canonical | 5 |
| Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments | 3 |
| philosophical fragments | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophical Fragments Context triple: [Søren Kierkegaard, notableWork, Philosophical Fragments]
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Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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Pensées
Pensées is a posthumously published collection of philosophical and theological reflections by Blaise Pascal, best known for its exploration of faith, reason, and the famous “Pascal’s Wager.”
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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophical Fragments Target entity description: Philosophical Fragments is a seminal 1844 work of Christian existential philosophy by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of truth, faith, and the paradox of the incarnation.
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A.
Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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B.
A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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C.
Pensées
Pensées is a posthumously published collection of philosophical and theological reflections by Blaise Pascal, best known for its exploration of faith, reason, and the famous “Pascal’s Wager.”
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D.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
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E.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian existentialist work
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book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
Can truth be approached through historical inquiry?
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How can an eternal truth be related to a temporal individual? ⓘ What is the nature of Christian faith? ⓘ |
| author | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| centralIdea |
the leap of faith
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truth as subjectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| critiques |
purely rational approaches to Christianity
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speculative philosophy ⓘ |
| examinesConcept |
the God-man
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the absolute paradox ⓘ the condition for understanding truth ⓘ the learner ⓘ the moment ⓘ the teacher ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Philosophical Fragments
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surface form:
Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
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| genre |
Christian philosophy
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existential philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
fragmentary treatise
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | Johannes Climacus ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century Danish Lutheranism
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post-Hegelian philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialist theology
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Karl Barth ⓘ Rudolf Bultmann ⓘ modern philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
faith
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incarnation ⓘ paradox ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Philosophiske Smuler ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian existentialism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| pseudonymUsedBy | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| publisher | C.A. Reitzel ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Philosophical Fragments
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
Fear and Trembling ⓘ The Concept of Anxiety ⓘ |
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
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