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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: 4.05 · 85,634 ratings · 5,733 reviews · 1,011 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fear and Trembling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,598 ratings — published 1843 — 150 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 — 10,811 ratings — published 1849 — 228 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, Victor Eremita (Editor), Alastair Hannay (Translator, Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 9,130 ratings — published 1843 — 106 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 — 5,310 ratings — published 1843 — 14 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) 3.61 avg rating — 6,223 ratings — published 1843 — 254 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) 3.96 avg rating — 2,469 ratings — published 1844 — 101 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 — 2,066 ratings — published 1847 — 52 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 4.11 avg rating — 2,187 ratings — published 1844 — 84 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) 4.19 avg rating — 1,956 ratings — published 1996 — 9 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, Part I by Søren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Howard Vincent Hong, David F. Swenson (Translator), Lillian Marvin Swenson (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 1,458 ratings — published 1843 — 55 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

4366 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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Ağustos 2020 - Eski Klasik Okuması

Ağustos ayında grupla birlikte hangi kitabı okumak istersiniz?

Faust - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832, 573 sayfa

28 votes 35.4%

İlahi Komedya - Dante Alighieri, 1320, 976 sayfa

22 votes 27.8%

Kaygı Kavramı - Søren Kierkegaard, 1844, 144 sayfa

18 votes 22.8%

Papağanın Yetmiş Masalı - Śukasaptati, ?, 159 sayfa

11 votes 13.9%

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