Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher and theologian. He is considered to be the father of existentialism and was a pivotal in the lives of philosophers such as Nietzsche - ironic that Kierkegaards thoughts were based around expressing his faith and yet resulted in a philosophy that doesn't include God and revolves around the meaninglessness of life.
Here are some of my favourite Soren Kierkegaard quotes:
- Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
- During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
- Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
- If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe.
- It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
- Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
- Once you label me you negate me.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I like, "Purity of heart is to will one thing."
ReplyDeleteI considered going to Denmark to study Soren as a post grad student. Perhaps my life would have gone much more interestingly to this point if I had. :)