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Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish philosopher and theologian, father of existentialism

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Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.
— The Sickness Unto Death, Part One
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
To be a Christian does not mean to be religious in a particular way, to make something of oneself...it means to be a man.
— Journals, 1848
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
— The Concept of Anxiety, Preface
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Subjectivity is truth.
— Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Section 2
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
— Journals, 1843