About the Book: Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters-the aesthetic young man of
part one, called simply A, and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second
section-Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence,
contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous
Seducers Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young,
beautiful woman. A masterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration
of the conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical-both meditating ironically
and seductively upon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounding the noble
virtues of a morally upstanding life.
About the Author: Soren Kierkegaard