‘Yes, it could be like that. Kierkegaard’s description of this “category of decision” can be somewhat reminiscent of Socrates’ view that all true insight comes from within. The choice that leads a person to leap from an aesthetic approach to an ethical or religious approach must come from within. Ibsen depicts this in Peer Gynt. Another masterly description of how existential choice springs from inner need and despair can be found in Dostoevsky’s great novel Crime and Punishment.’
