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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 · 85,146 ratings · 5,665 reviews · 995 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fear and Trembling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,410 ratings — published 1843 — 261 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 — 10,754 ratings — published 1849 — 218 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 — 9,092 ratings — published 1843 — 98 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 — 5,297 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 — 6,175 ratings — published 1843 — 248 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 — 2,454 ratings — published 1844 — 96 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 — 2,181 ratings — published 1844 — 80 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 — 2,054 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
	The Essential Kierkegaard by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong (Editor), Edna Hatlestad Hong (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 1,951 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) 4.26 avg rating — 1,450 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

4354 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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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to "Philosophical Fragments" (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 12, Part 1)

2 votes 66.7%

The Sickness Unto Death (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 19)

1 vote 33.3%

Armed Neutrality, And An Open Letter;With Relevant Selections From His Journals And Papers

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Attack Upon Christendom

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The Book on Adler (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 24)

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Christian Discourses Etc

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The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin

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The Concept of Irony/Schelling Lecture Notes (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 2)

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Kierkegaard's Writings, XIII: The "Corsair Affair" and Articles Related to the Writings

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The Seducer's Diary

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Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

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Either/Or, Part I (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 3)

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Either/Or, Part II (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 4)

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Edifying Discourses: A Selection

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Fear and Trembling

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Repitition

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Fear and Trembling/Repetition (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 6)

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For Self-Examination/Judge for Yourselves (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 21)

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Papers and Journals: A Selection

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The Journals of Kierkegaard

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Letters and documents (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 25)

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A Literary Review (Penguin Classics)

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The Two Ages (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 14)

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The Moment and Late Writings (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 23)

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Soren Kierkgaard On Authority and Revelation

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Philosophical Fragments/Johannes Climacus (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 7)

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Johannes Climacus: A Life of Doubt

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The Point of View (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 22)

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Practice in Christianity (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 20)

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A Kierkegaard Anthology

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Prefaces (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 9)

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Present Age

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Purity of Heart Is To Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

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Stages on Life's Way (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 11)

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Kierkegaard's Writings, X: Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions

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Works of Love (Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 16)

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