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Søren Kierkegaard
1813–1855 · Modern · Danish
Philosophy
Explored anxiety, despair, faith, choice, irony, and the single individual before God and society.
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The life behind Søren Kierkegaard’s ideas
Søren Kierkegaard is presented in the Thought archive through philosophy, danish, denmark, modern. The recorded life dates are 1813–1855. The profile connects this work to Existentialism, Psychology, Religion & Mysticism, Western Philosophy.
The central questions gathered here concern leap of faith, anxiety, despair, stages of life, subjective truth. Together they show the recurring problems, methods, and distinctions that define this thinker’s contribution.
Søren Kierkegaard developed within an intellectual conversation shaped by Socrates, Christianity, Hegelianism as target. These names provide context for the traditions and problems surrounding the work; they do not imply simple agreement.
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Examines anxiety, faith, choice, despair, individuality, and authentic existence with psychological and spiritual intensity.
- Era
- Modern
- Tradition
- Danish
- Discipline
- Philosophy
- Life dates
- 1813–1855
- Country
- Denmark
The questions they explored
What kept them wondering
- 01
Leap of faith
- 02
Anxiety
- 03
Despair
- 04
Stages of life
- 05
Subjective truth
Orbit of influence
Everything Søren Kierkegaard is connected to
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Ideas
- Faith complements healthcareholds this idea · 1 debate
- Subjective truth and rational principlesholds this idea · 1 debate
- Technology's impact on autonomyholds this idea · 1 debate
- Anxietyholds this idea
- Despairholds this idea
- Leap of faithholds this idea
- Stages of lifeholds this idea
Thinkers
- Socratesrecorded influence
Debates
- Does Faith in Healthcare Conflict with Rational Medical Practices?took part in this debate
- The Ethical Implications of Human Autonomy in Technological Advancementstook part in this debate
Ideas Søren Kierkegaard holds in the debate record
Influences and connections
Who shaped them, and whom they shaped
Shaped by
- Socrates
- Christianity
- Hegelianism as target
Went on to shape
- existentialism
- theology
- psychology
- Camus
- Sartre
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Ideas in motion
Debates featuring Søren Kierkegaard
Does Faith in Healthcare Conflict with Rational Medical Practices?
With Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Sojourner Truth
Left open: How can faith enhance rather than undermine scientific healthcare?
The Ethical Implications of Human Autonomy in Technological Advancements
With Immanuel Kant, Lewis Mumford
Left open: How can rational principles avoid becoming dogmatic?
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