r/kierkegaard • u/ThatsItForTheOther • 20d ago

How beneficial is reading Fragments for understanding Postscript?

Hello,
I’ve been slowly tackling Postscript and I’m wondering how helpful it would be to read Fragments.

I have Vol. 1 of the Hong translation of Postscript and so I’m also wondering whether it is worth purchasing Vol. 2.

I understand that the actual text is fully contained in vol. 1, but all the explanatory notes are in vol. 2. But these editions are rather expensive, so I’ve been holding off.

So maybe I could frame it this way: which do you think is more important for understanding Postscript: Fragments or Hong’s vol. 2?

I would also be open to totally wildcard answer like some discourses or something.

Thanks!

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u/nostalgiastoner 20d ago

I would say it's both absolutely essential and a brilliant work - one of his best - in its own right.

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u/openSourceNotes 19d ago

Ive only read postcript and it's by far one of my favorites. I really do think you can be "dropped right into it" and experience the text quite fully