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Søren Kierkegaard

Also known as Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, Victor Eremita, Climacus, Anti-Climacus, Sören Aaby Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

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Søren Kierkegaard was a male person from Denmark. He was born in 1813 and died in 1855. He is associated with the genre of German audiobooks. His pseudonyms include "Young Man", "Victor Eremita", "A", and "Judge William".

His notable works include *Gott ist grösser als unser Herz*, *Furcht und Zittern*, *Til selvprøvelse*, *Inöfning i Kristendom*, and *Sören Kierkegaard*. He has 1056 works listed in some records, while other sources cite seven or five works. He is similar to Carl Jung and has been referenced by 2,255 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1813
Died: 1855
Works: 1056

Top works

Forførerens Dagbog
Øieblikket
Gott ist grösser als unser Herz
Furcht und Zittern
Til selvprøvelse

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Denmark
Active from: 1813-05-05
Active to: 1855-11-11

has german audiobooks

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 48
Total plays: 185

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Carl Jung

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and psychologist. Kierkegaard wrote in reaction to speculative thinkers such as Niels Treschow (1751-1833) and Frederik Christian Sibbern (1785-1872). He strongly criticised both the Hegelianism of his time and what he saw as the empty formalities of the Danish National Church. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives, focusing <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/S%C3%B8ren+Kierkegaard">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
Statistical analysis of cointegration vectors
· 1988 · cited 10,418x
A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing
· 2010 · cited 9,927x
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,992x
SignalP 4.0: discriminating signal peptides from transmembrane regions
· 2011 · cited 7,951x

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Quotes

“The reason I cannot really say that I positively enjoy nature is that I do not quite realize what it is that I enjoy. A work of art, on the other hand, I can grasp. I can — if I may put it this way — find that Archimedian point, and as soon as I have found it, everything is readily clear for me. Then I am able to pursue this one main idea and see how all the details serve to illuminate it.”
“It will be easy for us once we receive the ball of yarn from Ariadne (love) and then go through all the mazes of the labyrinth (life) and kill the monster. But how many are there who plunge into life (the labyrinth) without taking that precaution?”
“What I really need is to get clear about what I must do, not what I must know, except insofar as knowledge must precede every act. What matters is to find a purpose, to see what it really is that God wills that I shall do; the crucial thing is to find a truth which is truth for me, to find the idea for which I am willing to live and die.”
“I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but I went away — yes, the dash should be as long as the radius of the earth's orbit ——————————— and wanted to shoot myself.”
“There are many people who reach their conclusions about life like schoolboys; they cheat their master by copying the answer out of a book without having worked out the sum for themselves.”
“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but He does what is still more wonderful: He makes saints out of sinners.”

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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Søren Kierkegaard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Foreword to the delight of some states as time and possibilities of Nicolaus Notabene pen

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Encyclopedic overview

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (/ˈsɒrən ˈkɪərkəɡɑːrd/ SORR-ən KEER-kə-gard, US also /-ɡɔːr/ -⁠gor; Danish: [ˈsɶːɐn ˈɔˀˌpyˀ ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌkɒːˀ] ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish Lutheran theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christianity, morality, ethics, psychology, love, 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", highlighting the importance of authenticity, personal choice and commitment, and the duty to love. Kierkegaard prioritized concrete human reality over abstract thinking.

Kierkegaard's theological work focuses on Socratic Christian ethics, the institution of the Church, the differences among purely objective proofs of Christianity, the infinite qualitative distinction between man and God, and the individual's subjective relationship to the God-Man Jesus Christ, which came through faith. Much of his work deals with Christian love. He was extremely critical of the doctrine and practice of Christianity as a state-controlled religion (Caesaropapism) like the Church of Denmark. His psychological work explored the emotions and feelings of individuals when faced with life choices. Unlike Jean-Paul Sartre and the atheistic existentialism paradigm, Kierkegaard focused on Christian existentialism.

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