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Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
A head-and-shoulders portrait sketch of a young man in his twenties that emphasizes his face, full hair, open and forward-looking eyes and a hint of a smile. He wears a formal necktie and lapel.
Unfinished sketch of Kierkegaard by his
cousin Niels Christian Kierkegaard, c. 1840.
Born (1813-05-05)5 May 1813
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Died 11 November 1855(1855-11-11) (aged 42)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality Danish
Alma mater University of Copenhagen (PhD, 1841)
Era 19th-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
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Signature
A signature, in a forward-slanting cursive script, which reads "S. Kierkegaard."

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (/ˈsɔːrən ˈkɪərkɡɑːrd/ or /ˈkɪərkɡɔːr/; Danish: [sɶːɐn ˈkʰiɐ̯ɡ̊əɡ̊ɒːˀ]; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment. He was against literary critics who defined idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, and thought that Swedenborg,Hegel,Goethe,Fichte, Schelling, Schlegel and Hans Christian Andersen were all "understood" far too quickly by "scholars".


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