A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something intangible or unprovable, or without empirical evidence.[1] It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety. The phrase is commonly attributed to Søren Kierkegaard; however, he himself never used the term, as he referred to a leap as a leap to faith. A leap of faith according to Kierkegaard involves circularity insofar as a leap is made by faith.[2] In his book Concluding Unscientific Postscript, he describes the core part of the leap of faith, the leap. Thinking can turn toward itself in order to think about itself and skepticism can emerge. But this thinking about itself never accomplishes anything. Kierkegaard says thinking should serve by thinking something. Kierkegaard wants to stop thinkings self-reflection and that is the movement that constitutes a leap.[3]
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:45:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015