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  <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a prolific 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian. Kierkegaard strongly criticised both the Hegelianism of his time and what he saw as the empty formalities of the Church of Denmark. Much of his work deals with religious themes such as faith in God, the institution of the Christian Church, Christian ethics and theology, and the emotions and feelings of individuals when faced with life choices. His early work was written under various pseudonyms who present their own distinctive viewpoints in a complex dialogue.

Kierkegaard left the task of discovering the meaning of his works to the reader, because &quot;the task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted&quot;.Scholars have interpreted Kierkegaard variously as an existentialist, neo-orthodoxist, postmodernist, humanist, and individualist.

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, he is an influential figure in contemporary thought.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Hegel, Abraham]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Copenhagen</hometown>  <born_at>05/05/1813</born_at>  <died_at>11/11/1855</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Fear and Trembling]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.04</average_rating>
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  <published>1843</published>  
  
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  <id>24968</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Fear and Trembling/Repetition (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 6)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.11</average_rating>
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  <published>1983</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sickness Unto Death (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 19)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edna Hatlestad Hong]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Vincent Hong]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.09</average_rating>
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  <published>1849</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Either/Or: A Fragment of Life]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.13</average_rating>
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  <title><![CDATA[Philosophical Fragments/Johannes Climacus (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 7)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edna Hatlestad Hong]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Vincent Hong]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.93</average_rating>
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  <published>1985</published>  
  
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        <book id="83324">
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  <title><![CDATA[Works of Love (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 16)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.47</average_rating>
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  <published>1946</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Essential Kierkegaard]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Vincent Hong]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edna Hatlestad Hong]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.07</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>151</ratings_count>
  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Seducer's Diary]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edna Hatlestad Hong]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Vincent Hong]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.84</average_rating>
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        <book id="83325">
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  <title><![CDATA[The Concept of Anxiety (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 8)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.09</average_rating>
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  <published>1981</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing(Harper Torchbooks)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Søren Kierkegaard]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.29</average_rating>
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  <published>1956</published>  
  
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