ABSTRACT
One of the less explored connections in this context is Kierkegaard’s use of the Eleatics. He refers to these thinkers several times in both his published works and his journals and notebooks; most Kierkegaard readers will recall the prominent reference to them in the opening lines of Repetition.3 The Eleatics are known as a school of metaphysics, and Kierkegaard tends to appeal to them in this regard, specifically in reference to their theory of motion. Moreover, Kierkegaard often places the Eleatics in the context of Hegel’s speculative logic. His use of the Eleatics thus testifies to an engagement in both ancient and modern philosophy.
