In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of pa
rt 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 Seducer's Diar
y, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A m
asterpiece of duality, Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict betw
een the aesthetic and the ethical - both meditating ironically and seductively u
pon Epicurean pleasures, and eloquently expounding the noble virtues of a morall
y upstanding life.
