Søren Kierkegaard

without any evidence or reason and even in conflict with evidence and reason. Fideism maintains that faith is independent of reason and that faith is superior when it comes to arriving at particular truths. Danish philosopher and theologian, Søren Kierkegaard, claims that the existence of God cannot be indubitably known and that the decision to accept faith cannot be, nor needs to be, founded on logical justification.…

subjective thinker is interested in subjective truths (religion, etc.). This is to say that the objective thinker is interested in what defines existence but is disinterested in how existence is defined (which would be the subjective view). As Kierkegaard says, “The way of objective thought leads to abstract thought, to mathematics, to historical knowledge of all kinds; and always it leads away from the subject, whose existence or non-existence, and from the objective point of view quite rightly…

Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher who believed that faith was “to believe something irrespective of the evidence” (Lawrence 139). An introduction to Kierkegaard's philosophy of faith is produced in his work, Fear and Trembling, which discusses certain…

“A philosophical system was for Kierkegaard to understand individuals existence within a conceptual scheme of the whole universe” (Maclntyre). In an article called Granting People the Right to Die by Fred Hutchinson, he specified that Kierkegaard viewed the most important structure of his philosophy to be whether or not an individual’s choices are made with full tranquility and whether one…

Contribution of the following eras and philosophers Romanticism Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712_1778) Romanticism stresses subjective experience and the uniqueness of each individual. Rousseau has been called the father of the Romantic Movement because of his "enthusiasm for nature and his appeal to the emotions Contribution: • Jean Jacques wrote a few articles for encyclopedia and also some music and poetry. Rousseau published four important books named as New Heloise (1760), Emile (1762), Social…

Gustavo Gutierrez and Soren Kierkegaard, although differing in their approach to understanding, maintain the same purpose in reflecting upon the study of theology— to develop a connection between the human experience and the study of theology. Kierkegaard maintains an existentialist view of the world, seeing the human experience and its relation to theology as an uncertain, and almost inexplicable connection. Kierkegaard credits three sources…

following a crowd of any type, however, Soren Kierkegaard would disagree otherwise. Because of this, he would be known as a Danish philosopher who fought against the perversion of the individual by the Christendom (83). In this case, Kierkegaard is referring the crowd as Christendom, and the individual as Christianity. Regardless, Kierkegaard argues and believes that there is untruth within the crowd, and truth within an individual. According to Kierkegaard, the untruth is the way how the…

Søren Kierkegaard is considered one of the great thinkers of recent times. A Dutch philosopher, theologian, and social critic, he rejected many the philosophies of his day. Kierkegaard’s focus was not so much on reason, but on experience and human existence. González (2010) describes Kierkegaard’s view that existence, “takes place in anguish, doubt, and despair” (p. 395). This emphasis on existence made him the founder of existentialism. Kierkegaard contributed to a number of different…

Freedom is a burden. Freedom is not always evident in day to day life until you have to face a huge decision. Soren Kierkegaard explains it through a situation where someone's stands on the edge of a cliff and decides whether or not to jump. To explain it even further he says, “life is a series of choices and that these choices bring meaning (or not) to our life” (Case). Kierkegaard is talking about the baggage that people carry with them and how their actions have brought them to the…

The battle between fate and free will will always be a controversial issue. Philosophers and religious figures have been having the fate vs. free will debate for centuries. Those who believe in fate claim that everything happens for a reason and that the choices one makes are already predestined. People who believe in free will feel that we are able to make decisions in life that determines who we are. This theory of free will is also known as existentialism. In the book Grendel, John Gardner…