Is Abraham Admirable? The Arguments of Kant versus Kierkegaard. Immanuel Kant's "Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals" and Soren Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling". (7 page paper)

G-D wants to test Abraham's faith and tells Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac. Isaac at this time is a man, approximately 30 years old. Abraham takes Isaac to prepare for the sacrifice, and when G-D showed the sacrificial location, Abraham took Isaac to the place of G-D. On the journey, Isaac asks his father, "I see the fire and the wood! But where is the lamb for the burnt offering" (7)? Abraham replies, "God himself …

…find admirable". If you ask this question to the youth, they may answer an athlete or a movie star. An adult my answer a famous writer or a politician. Admirable qualities are perceived differently by everyone, and it changes as circumstances change. This concludes that people have their own ideas of being admirable; therefore, while Kant finds Abraham a brute, Kierkegaard finds him worthy, showing that each person has their own authentic beliefs and faith.