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154. Kierkegaard: You want certainty? Listen to your father!

Soren Kierkegaard About 20 years ago I read this entry from Soren Kierkegaard, Papers and Journals (Penguin) and thought it was, well, quite silly: “The best proof of the soul’s immortality, God’s existence, etc. is really the… Read more ›

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Soren Kierkegaard, truth, truth as subjectivity

113. Kierkegaard on the Crime of Being Human

A few years ago my wife and I owned some chickens. Unfortunately, one the chickens was attacked by a raccoon and badly injured. After some time, the chicken was healthy again but somewhat disfigured. Much to my dismay, the other… Read more ›

Jan 03, 2017 1 Comment

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Individuality, J.S. Mill, On Liberty, Soren Kierkegaard

63. Kierkegaard’s Problem and Solution, Part 3

Sketches of Kierkegaard In this three-part introduction to Soren Kierkegaard’s philosophy I have tried, so far, to make it clear (1) what Kierkegaard’s fundamental problem is; (2) what his solution to the problem is. We have seen that disintegrated selfhood… Read more ›

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Metaphysics, Morality, The Soul

existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard

62. Kierkegaard’s Problem and Solution, Part 2

In the first part of my overview of Soren Kierkegaard’s philosophy, I argued that his fundamental problem is the wide-spread distintegration of the self or inauthenticity. Kierkegaard’s answer to the problem of inauthenticity can be simply stated: we must develop… Read more ›

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Aesthetics, Morality, The Soul, Truth

existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard

Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (1618)

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