Kierkegaard

Question 1

Born

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5 May 1813

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Died

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11 November 1855

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Wiki roles

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Theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author

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Nationality

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Danish

Question 5

Had a fondness for these devices…

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Metaphor, irony, and parables

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Widely considered to be…

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The first existentialist philosopher

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Name three influences

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Shakespeare, Socrates, Martin Luther

Question 8

Name three people he influenced

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Sartre, Heidegger, Ibsen

Question 9

His Magnum Opus…

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Either/Or

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His central writing on religion…

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Fear and Trembling

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Title of his master’s thesis…

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On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates

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Key ideas

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Subjective and objective truths, knight of faith, recollection and repetition dichotomy, angst, the infinite qualitative distinction, faith as a passion, the three stages on life’s way

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The three stages on life’s way

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Stage one: aesthetic
Stage two: ethical
Stage three: religious

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Infinite qualitative distinction

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Emphasizes the very different attributes of finite and temporal men and the infinite and eternal qualities of a supreme being.

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Knight of faith

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An individual who has placed complete faith in himself and in God and can act freely and independently in the world.

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Angst

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Kierkegaard used the old Danish wordAngest to describe a profound and deep-seated condition, a freedom of choice that we find both appealing and terrifying, the anxiety of understanding of being free when considering undefined possibilities of one’s life and the immense responsibility of having the power of choice over them.