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Dq 10.3

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Q Read both excerpts (Fear and Trembling and Concluding Unscientific Postscript) by Soren Kierkegaard, which can be found in the Baird Philosophical Classics book. Summarize the contents of the reading in 350 words. Be as exhaustive as possible. Define all key technical terms. End by providing an example of your own that illuminates the central concern of the chapter.

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In the first text, the protagonist of the story is Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac in the name of God. In doing so, he has been regarded as the father of faith; however, Kierkegaard is complaining that in contemporary times, no one seems to be content with faith. He author believes that Abraham’s faith is incomprehensible as he unquestionably sought to obey God’s orders. The Exordium does elaborate on four alternative paths which could have been adopted by Abraham; however, that would not have accorded him the status of being the father of faith.