PHIL 367 Lecture : PHIL 367 - Lecture (Mar. 19th)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 367
• Professor: Susan Judith Hoffmann

Document Summary

There is no justified concealment according to hegel. Kierkegaard says that that means hegel should not celebrate abraham as the father of faith. Kierkegaard means to contrast aesthetic concealment with ethical concealment. Aesthetic concealment is freely chosen, a free act, for which the hero is responsible. They are meant to entertain us, but some lack ethical depth because what is ethically demanded is disclosure. A terrible misfortune is predicted if the bridegroom marries the bride. He could ignore, and assume that only he would be affected and not the bridge. But this is not ethically proper, because the bride, knowing of the curse, may not want to marry the groom. If he is silent and bails on the marriage, then that makes her happy, and that is deceptive. Thus, the ethically just action is to tell her. Disclosure is possible he can disclose and if he does so we can understand him.