An “Ecstatic Lecture” begins by noting that whether or not you perform this action, you’ll regret it. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this action whose “aesthetic validity” Judge Vilhelm defends in a book by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Many of Kierkegaard’s books address his sudden decision to not engage in this practice in 1841.
ANSWER: marriage [accept synonyms of getting married or wedding]
[10m] Judge Vilhelm defends marriage in this first Kierkegaard book, whose title refers to the choice between the “aesthetic” and “ethical” realms.
ANSWER: Either/Or [or Enten - Eller]
[10e] In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard elliptically compares his decision to not marry Regine Olsen to a “leap” of this concept. Atheists sometimes define this concept as “belief without evidence.”
ANSWER: faith [or troens; or fides]
<Jordan Brownstein, RMP - Philosophy> ~20132~ <Editor: Jordan Brownstein>