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Either/Or

1st published work of S. Kierkegaard (pen name Victor Eremita) in 2 volumes in 1843; outlines a theory of human existence, marked by the distinction between a hedonistic, aesthetic mode of life and the ethical life predicated upon commitment
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Either/Or

Summary

Either/Or is a written work[1]. Either/Or ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Either/Or authored Søren Kierkegaard[3].
  • Either/Or's image is recorded as Kierkegaard Enten-Eller.jpg[4].
  • Either/Or's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • Either/Or's genre is recorded as philosophical novel[6].
  • Either/Or's genre is recorded as essay[7].
  • Either/Or's followed by is recorded as Two Upbuilding Discourses, 1843[8].
  • Either/Or's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 174993703[9].
  • Either/Or's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12217052x[10].
  • Either/Or's part of is recorded as Danish Culture Canon[11].
  • Either/Or's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[12].
  • Either/Or's country of origin is recorded as Denmark[13].
  • Either/Or's publication date is recorded as +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Either/Or's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k0gn[15].
  • Either/Or's Open Library ID is recorded as OL112738W[16].
  • Either/Or's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507382[17].
  • Either/Or's main subject is recorded as philosophy[18].
  • Either/Or's main subject is recorded as psychology[19].
  • Either/Or's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Enten – Eller'}[20].
  • Either/Or's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Et Livs-Fragment'}[21].
  • Either/Or's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[22].
  • Either/Or's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • Either/Or's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • Either/Or's Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID is recorded as aut-aut[25].
  • Either/Or's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007590424605171[26].
  • Either/Or's Dansk litteraturs historie ID is recorded as Æstetikeren,etikeren_og_den_religiøse-_Enten-Eller[27].

Body

Geography

Either/Or's part of is recorded as Danish Culture Canon[11].

Designation and Status

Either/Or's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

Either/Or ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month).[2] Either/Or has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Either/Or is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Denmark philosophy psychology public domain Søren Kierkegaard

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  24. [26] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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