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2 days ago · Kierkegaard designed the relationship framework based (in part) on how a person reacts to despair. Absurdist philosophy fits into the 'despair of defiance' rubric. A century before Camus, the 19th-century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote extensively about the absurdity of the world. In his journals, Kierkegaard writes about the absurd:
1 day ago · In 20th-century theology, N. F. S. Grundtvig and Søren Kierkegaard served as mediating figures between premodern Lutheranism and contemporary theology. After World War II, the Reformation is still widely regarded as formative for Danish history, albeit in combination with other inspirations.
4 days ago · The Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) gave one of the most penetrating analyses of this complex phenomenon of modernity. But somewhat surprisingly he seeks insight into it not in any modern thinker but rather in an ancient one, the Greek philosopher Socrates. Syllabus
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4 days ago · Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard is quick to say that there is tension between our desires and the realities of existence. I agree with his premise that the pursuit of a meaningful life is inherently fraught with challenges. A friend of mine who is a professor frequently reminds me of Martinus, a Danish spiritual thinker.
4 days ago · Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( SORR-ən KEER-kə-gard, US also -gor, Danish: [ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈɔˀˌpy ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌkɒˀ] (listen); 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
1 day ago · He has held postdoctoral fellowships at the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at Harvard University, the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen, and the Siebold-Collegium Institute for Advanced Studies (SCIAS) of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in Germany and worked as a visiting professional in the ...
