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Author

Søren Kierkegaard

Language

Danish

Year

1847

Country

Denmark

Genre

Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

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Works of Love is a book by Søren Kierkegaard, written in 1847. It is one of the works which he published under his own name, as opposed to his more famous "pseudonymous" works. Works of Love deals primarily with the Christian conception of agapic love, in contrast with erotic love (eros) or preferential love (philia) given to friends and family. Kierkegaard uses this value/virtue to understand the existence and relationship of the individual Christian. Having helped found existentialism, he uses it and a high level of theology, citing the scriptures of the Christian Bible.