Søren kierkegaard philosophy summary

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May – 11 November ), was a 19th-century Danishphilosopher and theologian, and is usually thought of as the first existentialist philosopher.

He wrote many philosophical books about faith, existence, emotions, and feeling.

He disliked people who tried to make Christianitypolitical and people who tried to limit the single individual in favour of groups of many people.

Resen kierkegaard biography wikipedia When his mother died in , Kierkegaard began to keep a journal, which he continued to do for the rest of his life. Today, a large segment of Amercan society fervently believes that the moral decline we are said to be experiencing directly correlates with a decline in church attendance. He disliked people who tried to make Christianity political and people who tried to limit the single individual in favour of groups of many people. In other projects.

Many people have found his works interesting and have said that they were great works of philosophy. Ludwig Wittgenstein, a 20th-century philosopher, thought Kierkegaard was "by far, the most profound thinker of the nineteenth century".^[1]

Life

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He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

He attended Copenhagen University and earned his master's degree in During this time, he met and fell in love with Regine Olsen in Although they were engaged for a time, Kierkegaard ended the engagement in

After breaking up with Regine, he spent much of his time writing book after book, in a highly dramatic yet subtle way.

He also wrote some of his works using pen names, or pseudonyms. He died in Copenhagen.

Resen kierkegaard biography He appears to lead an impeccably normal life, and yet he is possessed of an inwardness rarer than the genius of a Mozart. Kierkegaard wrote many books under noms de plume, each with its own perspective and style. Carl Friedrich Creuz. He demanded that Martensen explain in what sense Mynster had been a witness.

Although his works were not very popular during his lifetime, after his death they became influential in the 20th century.

Works

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Books by Kierkegaard. Either/Or and Fear and Trembling, both published in , are thought to be especially significant.

• () The Concept of Irony (Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Socrates)
• () Either/Or (Enten - Eller)
• () Fear and Trembling (Frygt og Bæven)
• () Repetition (Gjentagelsen)
• () Philosophical Fragments (Philosophiske Smuler)
• () The Concept of Dread (Begrebet Angest)
• () Stages on Life's Way (Stadier paa Livets Vei)
• () Concluding Unscientific Postscript to The Philosophical Fragments (Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift)
• () Edifying Discourses in Divers Spirits
• () Works of Love (Kjerlighedens Gjerninger)
• () Christian Discourses (Christelige Taler)
• () The Sickness Unto Death (Sygdommen til Døden)
• () Training in Christianity (Indøvelse i Christendom)

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