Lecture 15 Flashcards
how is a sacrifice in faith portrayed
nothing will be lost, everything will be gained
only he who draws the knife gets Isaac
outward world vs spiritual world
outward world is one of imperfections (only one who works gets bread), vs spiritual world where everything is fair and just
the act to sacrifice Isaac is one of the spiritual world not the outward world
why is sacrificing for god not weird
because it is someones highest belief, people sacrifice their lifes in war for the country because it is their highest belief. this is the same thing
why is Abraham loving Isaac integral to the story
because thats what made it hard. there are plenty of stories of parents killing their children, but despite hie love Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac for god. this was the hardest possible trial for Abraham. and he does this without relinquishing his faith
what is knight of resignation (princess example)
- knight of resingation similar to budhist attitude of life
- peasent man who falls in love w princess
- knows he will never be able to marry her
- but he knows princess is one he loves
- he resigns to the fact that he will never have her, but does not deny that he loves her
- screw this i just wont get what i want
- ill just live without
- sublimates love into some kind of platonic love
- lost princess, he wanted to be with her
- resigned to his own unfulfilled desire
what are abarhams two beliefs regarding the outcome of his trial which is a testament to his faith
1) god takes back his command which is absurd
2) somehow Isaac is brought back from the dead which is impossible
this is because god is love and god won’t go back on his promise
what is knight of faith (princess example)
- He does the same thing as KoF but does one more thing
- I nevertheless believe that i will get what i want, just on the stregnth of the absurd
- i will give up eveyrthing but in giving up everything, i will gain everything
- whoeevre keeps his life wil lose, whoeevre gives his life keep it
- abrahram is wise in his wisdom which to the world was his folly
what is resignation
last stage before faith
what would Abrahams attitude have been if he was a knight of resignation
- abraham longed for a son, he wanted him forever and finally got it
- if abrahram had said fuck it, thats the attitude of resignation
- “i thought i was supposed to be happy in life but it seems like god doesnt want it, fuck it”
- this is not faith, this is resignation
what happens to abraham if the religious is not true
Abraham is just a murderer
knight of faith attitude
in giving up everything I will gain everything
how is the religious different than delusion
to the world, it is delusion: ‘abrahram is wise in his wisdom which to the world was his folly’
