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Søren Kierkegaard

Born

in Copenhagen, Denmark

May 05, 1813

Died

November 11, 1855

Genre

Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

Influences

Immanuel Kant, Hegel, Martin Luther, Emanuel Swedenborg, Plato, Socrat ...more

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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 "the task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted". Scholars have interpret ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 98,199 ratings · 7,547 reviews · 1,125 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fear and Trembling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,170 ratings — published 1843 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening 4.09 avg rating — 12,066 ratings — published 1849 — 233 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Either/Or: A Fragment of Life by Søren Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay (Translator, Introduction), Victor Eremita (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 10,236 ratings — published 1843 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seducer’s Diary by Søren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Howard Vincent Hong, V.A. Koskenniemi (Translation) 3.57 avg rating — 7,238 ratings — published 1843 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fear and Trembling/Repetition by Søren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong (Editor/Translator), Howard Vincent Hong (Editor/Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 5,476 ratings — published 1843 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Oriented Deliberation in View of the Dogmatic Problem of Hereditary Sin by Søren Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 2,909 ratings — published 1844 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works of Love by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong (Editor), Edna Hatlestad Hong ((Editor)) 4.36 avg rating — 2,276 ratings — published 1847 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Fragments/Johannes Climacus by Søren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Howard Vincent Hong 4.09 avg rating — 2,354 ratings — published 1844 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Kierkegaard by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong (Editor), Edna Hatlestad Hong (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 2,006 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Present Age by Søren Kierkegaard, Alexander Dru (Translator ) 4.04 avg rating — 1,694 ratings — published 1846 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Søren Kierkegaard (?)

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

tags: future, life, past, reflection, understanding

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“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
― Soren Kierkegaard

tags: faith, god, prayer

4557 likes

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

tags: civil-rights, free-speech, free-will, freedom, intelligence, liberty, stupidity

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