Compare And Contrast Nietzsche And Kierkegaard

Friedrich Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard were both highly respected philosophers; Nietzsche for his influences in the Nazi movement and Kierkegaard for his pseudonymous writings. Although they both opposed Christianity, their oppositions were quite different. Nietzsche despised the entire idea of Christianity, whereas Kierkegaard disliked the westernization of the Religion. While Kierkegaard sought to return Christianity to its origins and de-westernize it, Nietzsche sought to remove it from the world entirely by disproving its fundamental ideologies.
Famous for being an influence within the Nazi Movement, Friedrich Nietzsche carried disbelief toward religion, more so Christianity and seemed to highly despise it. Among his opposition toward …show more content…
A sought to live a life only of pleasure. He wanted to evade all self-disciplines and just be full of pleasure. In a manual A wrote, he explained that, “Boredom is the root of all evil.” He traces this back to the Gods, Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, and brought this idea to his present time. He believed that doing the same old thing repeatedly brings upon boredom, which in turn, brings upon evil. He thought that bringing variety in one’s life would keep one from becoming bored with one’s life. Continually varying oneself in life brings upon a life of continually changing and fulfilling …show more content…
He seeks to find the eternal side of himself. The Knight of Faith is able to make the best of every situation. He walks with a smile and if something planned does come to fruition the way The Knight of Faith had planned, he continues to smile and accepts the conclusion of the events while redirecting himself positively. Johannes fails to understand the actions and ideologies of the Knight of Faith all the while understanding and admiring the Knight of Resignation. He finds it hard to comprehend this paradoxical environment this creates. Johannes concludes that faith is not something to be understood, but something to be lived and felt within. Faith is the most significant passion and this passion is the driving force behind not only Christianity, but religion in general. This highest passion is the secret to restoring Christianity to its fundamental roots and Kierkegaard was finally able, through this concept, assert his faith of Christianity through love. This strong loving faith allowed him to know there is an absolute duty to God and this is more important than the