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VINAS VERA, Ángel. The extent of the madness. Humanidades [online]. 2026, n.19, e196.  Epub 01-Jun-2026. ISSN 1510-5024.  https://doi.org/10.25185/19.6.

On the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the publication of Kierkegaard's Post Scriptum, we present this research to pay tribute to the aforementioned book signed by the pseudonym Johannes Climacus, a non-Christian author. Its main purpose is to analyse madness in his work. In doing so, we will show that it has both an individual and a social dimension. The research will outline the types of madness that appear in the book, the essential ingredients, and the consequences that follow from this understanding. According to Johannes Climacus, madness (Galskab and Afsindighed) is essentially linked to interiority, an essential category for understanding human beings and Christianity. Therefore, madness is either a delirium of interiority, on the one hand, or an absence of it, on the other. Once its features have been described, we will explore the consequences that derive from it for understanding human beings, Christianity, salvation, history and suffering.

Palavras-chave : madness; interiority; insanity; Christianity; suffering..

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