Soren Kierkegaard, born May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Den., died Nov. 11, 1855, Copenhagen. Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher. A precursor of modern existentialism, Kierkegaard insisted on the need for individual decision and leaps of faith in the search for religious truth, thereby contradicting Protestant rationalist theology. Kierkegaard cultivated paradox and irony throughout his life, so that the problem of what he really thought or felt is difficult to determine. His works include Either/Or and Fear and Trembling. Soren Kierkegaard is a major player in the Realm of Existentialism.
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existentialism and Soren Kierkegaarddied Nov. 11, 1855, Copenhagen, Denmark
I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved. --Soren Kierkegaard |
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Soren Aabye Kierkegaard, b. May 5, 1813, d. Nov. 11, 1855, was a Danish philosopher and religious thinker whose reaction against the depersonalization of society and against the established church of Denmark took the form of brilliant literary and philosophical essays. Kierkegaard is regarded by philosophers today as a precursor of Existentialism, although not all existentialists are directly influenced by him. |
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