The Absurd- Kierkegaard’s concept of the Absurd is that faith in Christianity will seem from the outside to be an absurd commitment but, that, by one making the “leap of faith”, it becomes that most rational choice available to the human person. The Absurd is the aspect of faith that cannot be resolved by speculative philosophy and can only be resolved by the way of an individual choice. There is no way to understand the complexity or the vague nature of a religious faith until one is “in the truth” of the faith and this is how God wants it to be.
Christendom- Christendom is the sect of Christianity that was existent during the time of Kierkegaard. Christendom was, essentially, a mistaken, tamed, falsified version of Christianity that was …show more content…
In fact, Both agreed that truth is completely subjective at some level; perhaps Nietzsche was more perspectival in this aspect than Kierkegaard. Therefore, both centered their philosophies around the individual completely.
Neither read the other- Neither Kierkegaard nor Nietzsche read each other! Of Course, kierkegaard could not have read Nietzsche because he died before Nietzsche began writing. However, Nietzsche was nearly reading Kierkegaard before he died. Being that Kierkegaard was such a influential Christian existentialist, there is some debate on the impact that Kierkegaard would have had on Nietzsche had he had the time to read Kierkegaard.
Both Kierkegaard and Nietzsche had Father Troubles- Kierkegaard and Nietzsche both had dad’s who were religious and died in a manner that impacted the philosopher's thoughts profoundly. Kierkegaard became convinced of his faith via his father’s death; an important conviction indeed. Nietzsche was haunted by his father’s death in fear of his own and was raised religiously in the footsteps of his father via his mother and
Christendom- Christendom is the sect of Christianity that was existent during the time of Kierkegaard. Christendom was, essentially, a mistaken, tamed, falsified version of Christianity that was …show more content…
In fact, Both agreed that truth is completely subjective at some level; perhaps Nietzsche was more perspectival in this aspect than Kierkegaard. Therefore, both centered their philosophies around the individual completely.
Neither read the other- Neither Kierkegaard nor Nietzsche read each other! Of Course, kierkegaard could not have read Nietzsche because he died before Nietzsche began writing. However, Nietzsche was nearly reading Kierkegaard before he died. Being that Kierkegaard was such a influential Christian existentialist, there is some debate on the impact that Kierkegaard would have had on Nietzsche had he had the time to read Kierkegaard.
Both Kierkegaard and Nietzsche had Father Troubles- Kierkegaard and Nietzsche both had dad’s who were religious and died in a manner that impacted the philosopher's thoughts profoundly. Kierkegaard became convinced of his faith via his father’s death; an important conviction indeed. Nietzsche was haunted by his father’s death in fear of his own and was raised religiously in the footsteps of his father via his mother and