Søren Kierkegaard: novelist, poet and reformer

Abstract

The present contribution offers the Spanish translation of a radio lecture by Georges Gusdorf entitled “Søren Kierkegaard : le romancier, le poète et le réformateur”, delivered in 1963 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Danish philosopher's birth. The introduction accompanying the translation discusses Gusdorf's biographical and intellectual context, the problem of understanding Kierkegaard and the importance of recovering the religious dimension of his life and work. It highlights Gusdorf's interpretation of Kierkegaard as a religious reformer and points out the hermeneutical difficulties faced by the French reader in approaching his thought.