Kierkegaard Books

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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.00 — 32,222 ratings — published 1843
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The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,428 ratings — published 1849
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Either/Or: A Fragment of Life Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,511 ratings — published 1843
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Works of Love Works of Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,325 ratings — published 1847
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Philosophical Fragments/Johannes Climacus Philosophical Fragments/Johannes Climacus (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,376 ratings — published 1844
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Fear and Trembling/Repetition Fear and Trembling/Repetition (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.24 — 5,521 ratings — published 1843
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Søren Kierkegaard: A Biography Søren Kierkegaard: A Biography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.12 — 345 ratings — published 2000
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Practice in Christianity Practice in Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.25 — 662 ratings — published 1850
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Either/Or, Part I Either/Or, Part I (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,567 ratings — published 1843
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments, Volume 1 Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.32 — 728 ratings — published 1846
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Stages on Life's Way Stages on Life's Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.13 — 287 ratings — published 1845
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Either/Or, Part II Either/Or, Part II (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.29 — 520 ratings — published 1843
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Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.03 — 891 ratings — published 2019
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Repetition Repetition (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.77 — 994 ratings — published 1843
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Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 617 ratings — published 1988
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The Seducer’s Diary The Seducer’s Diary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 7,461 ratings — published 1843
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The Concept of Irony: With Continual Reference to Socrates/Notes of Schelling's Berlin Lectures The Concept of Irony: With Continual Reference to Socrates/Notes of Schelling's Berlin Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.03 — 354 ratings — published 1841
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Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.35 — 131 ratings — published 1844
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Kierkegaard: An Introduction Kierkegaard: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.11 — 156 ratings — published 2009
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The Essential Kierkegaard The Essential Kierkegaard (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,016 ratings — published 1996
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The Point of View The Point of View (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.15 — 183 ratings — published 1859
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For Self-Examination/Judge for Yourself! For Self-Examination/Judge for Yourself! (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.32 — 250 ratings — published 1851
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The Present Age The Present Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,778 ratings — published 1846
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Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.56 — 81 ratings — published 1847
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Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,099 ratings — published 1846
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A Short Life of Kierkegaard A Short Life of Kierkegaard (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.70 — 149 ratings — published 1942
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Christian Discourses: The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress Christian Discourses: The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.43 — 37 ratings — published 1848
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Kierkegaard: A Single Life Kierkegaard: A Single Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.00 — 608 ratings — published
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Two Ages: The Age of Revolution and the Present Age A Literary Review Two Ages: The Age of Revolution and the Present Age A Literary Review (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.07 — 123 ratings — published 1846
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Kierkegaard: A Biography Kierkegaard: A Biography (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.94 — 49 ratings — published 2001
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Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.26 — 70 ratings — published 1845
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Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,076 ratings — published 1849
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Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.37 — 598 ratings — published 1999
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The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,575 ratings — published 1849
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Papers and Journals: A Selection Papers and Journals: A Selection (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.32 — 211 ratings — published 1996
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How to Read Kierkegaard How to Read Kierkegaard (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.86 — 289 ratings — published 2007
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Without Authority Without Authority (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.53 — 34 ratings — published 1851
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Prefaces: Writing Sampler Prefaces: Writing Sampler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.83 — 81 ratings — published 1844
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A Kierkegaard Anthology A Kierkegaard Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.15 — 903 ratings — published 1936
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The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
by (shelved 7 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.79 — 82 ratings — published 1997
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Soren Kierkegaard: Subjectivity, Irony, & the Crisis of Modernity Soren Kierkegaard: Subjectivity, Irony, & the Crisis of Modernity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.34 — 76 ratings — published 2015
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Parables of Kierkegaard Parables of Kierkegaard (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.92 — 415 ratings — published 1978
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The Moment and Late Writings The Moment and Late Writings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.00 — 30 ratings — published 1855
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Early Polemical Writings Early Polemical Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.50 — 32 ratings — published 1838
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Attack upon Christendom Attack upon Christendom (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.07 — 237 ratings — published 1944
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Encounters with Kierkegaard: A Life as Seen by His Contemporaries Encounters with Kierkegaard: A Life as Seen by His Contemporaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.15 — 20 ratings — published 1996
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Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Kierkegaard and Fear and Trembling (Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks) Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Kierkegaard and Fear and Trembling (Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks)
by (shelved 5 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 3.97 — 36 ratings — published 2003
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Kierkegaard's Muse: The Mystery of Regine Olsen Kierkegaard's Muse: The Mystery of Regine Olsen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.06 — 49 ratings — published 2013
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as kierkegaard)
avg rating 4.35 — 138 ratings — published 1846
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“So, will you LEAP?!!! Once you have leapt, there’s no way back. It’s a one-time leap. It will define the rest of your life. You must absolutely commit. There can be no half-measures and no half-heartedness. It’s all or nothing. Kierkegaard certainly got that right. The leap must be a transformative event, alchemical, transmutative. Remember Neo in The Matrix. He had to master the “Jump Program” and leap from one skyscraper to another across an impossibly wide gap. If you’re going to make that leap, if you’re going to succeed, you must be SURE. Doubt is fatal. If you choke, you die. When invading armies landed on foreign soil, they often burned their fleet so that there could be no retreat. It was win or perish. That’s how it must be. To leap or not to leap – that is the question. What leap shall it be? – faith, the senses or reason. Choose!”
Mike Hockney, The God Equation

Walter Kaufmann
“The self is essentially intangible and must be understood in terms of possibilities, dread, and decisions. When I behold my possibilities, I experience that dread which is "the dizziness of freedom," and my choice is made in fear and trembling.”
Walter Kaufmann, Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre

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