Sep 12, 2017 kierkegaard on marriage marriage was a central topic for kierkegaard, both personally and philosophically, that is found throughout his writings. Laugh at the worlds foolishness, you will regret it. Transcending the trap of eitheror, kierkegaard suggests, is an immense expansion of possibility, which is in turn lifes greatest reward. Soren kierkegaard eitheror balance between esthetic and ethical, 1843. What does jean luc nancy mean when he says that being is. Laugh at the stupidities of the world or weep over them, you will regret it either way. Soren kierkegaard quotes danish philosopher and theologian, generally recognized as the first existentialist philosopher. Enten eller is the first published work of the danish philosopher soren kierkegaard.
But kierkegaard posited three stages or spheres of existence. Contents1 kierkegaards view of the spiritual life2 kierkegaard and existentialism3 kierkegaard on love4 kierkegaard on life5 kierkegaard on silence6 kierkegaard on prayer7 kierkegaard on regret soren kierkegaard was a nineteenthcentury danish philosopher who lived up to his own highest ideal. Would kierkegaard be very critical of the world today if he were still alive. Many philosophers think that one of kierkegaards greatest contributions to philosophy is his critique of georg wilhelm friedrich hegel. He attacked the literary, philosophical, and ecclesiastical establishments of his day for misrepresenting the highest task of human. The danish theologians work is most centered on god and the christian faith.
See more ideas about kierkegaard quotes, soren kierkegaard and words. This, gentlemen, is the quintessence of all the wisdom of life. Were i to wish for anything i would not wish for wealth and power, but for the passion of the possible, that eye. May 05, 2016 transcending the trap of eitheror, kierkegaard suggests, is an immense expansion of possibility, which is in turn lifes greatest reward. Introduction only the christian knows what is meant by the sickness unto death. Soren kierkegaard either or balance between esthetic and ethical, 1843. Squashed philosophers complete text kierkegaard either or.
Appearing in two volumes in 1843 under the pseudonymous editorship of victor eremita latin for victorious hermit, it outlines a theory of human existence, marked by the distinction between an essentially hedonistic, aesthetic mode of life and the ethical life, which is predicated. Im reading practice in christianity and kierkegaard is very critical of hegel and the deification of the established order. Secondly, the two parts of the eitheror choice are the two stages of the esthetic and the ethical. He has influenced the works of friedrich nietzsche, martin heidigger, jeanpau sartre, and others.
The most painful the most painful state of living is remembering the future. A fragment of life i have never been joyful, and yet it has always seemed as if joy were my constant companion, as if the buoyant jinn of joy danced around me, invisible to others but not to me, whose eyes shone with delight. May 20, 20 the name kierkegaard means graveyard, and soren is an affectionate danish moniker for the devil. Whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret it either way. He attacked the literary, philosophical, and ecclesiastical establishments of his day for misrepresenting the highest task of. Share soren kierkegaard quotations about passion, christianity and life. It is not merely in isolated moments that i, as spinoza says, view everything aeterno modo in the mode of eternity, but i am continually aeterno modo. A combination of his own failed engagement to regina olsen and the romantic attitude of his time led kierkegaard to some deep considerations of the concept of marriage. This, gentlemen, is the sum and substance of all philosophy. It often seems as if regret is inescapable, and some of it probably is. Kierkegaard himself could turn this dark strain into rueful comedy, as he did in his extraordinary early book, eitheror 1843. Laugh at the worlds follies, you will regret it, weep over them, you will also regret that. Would kierkegaard be very critical of the world today if he. Were i to wish for anything i would not wish for wealth and power, but for the passion of the possible, that eye which everywhere, ever young, ever burning, sees possibility.
Kierkegaard s magnum opus either or was published 20 february 1843. May 04, 2020 soren kierkegaard, danish philosopher, theologian, and cultural critic who was a major influence on existentialism and protestant theology in the 20th century. Whether you laugh at the stupidities of the world or you weep over them, you will regret it either way. Mar 22, 2019 soren kierkegaard, 19th century author, poet and philosopher, is considered to be one of the first existentialists. To him, that meant being a person whose thought was his. Apr 12, 2019 and then there is his famous formulation from eitheror. He seems to have suffered some sort of trauma early on, associated with his breakingoff an engagement to his beloved regine olsen he never married, or perhaps because of his sternly religious father, or the fact that his mother, and all but one of his six siblings, died young. Regret 18 february 2018 if you marry, you will regret it. In eitheror, using the voices of two charactersthe aesthetic young man of part one, called simply a, and the ethical judge vilhelm of the second sectionkierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous seducers diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A collection of quotes and thoughts by soren kierkegaard on life, problem, truth, religion, experience, regret, advise, opinion, freedom, love, struggle and anxiety. Kierkegaard oscillates between dread and triumph, either or, this or that, in which he concludes somewhere later on that. Sorens father, michael, was a former shepherd from jutland who became.
Some even regard him as the father of existentialism. The restless life of soren kierkegaard is published by. Kierkegaard made the actual eitheror a choice between the human esthetic and ethical on the one hand, and the religious on the other hand. However, the established order in the sense he uses it seems to include socialist ideals, as well as capitalistic ones. Years later he would reflect on his authorship and its purpose. Eitheror is the name of a philosophical essay written by danish philosopher soren kierkegaard first published in 1843 under the pseudonym victor erimita. Soren kierkegaard eitheror, 1843 i see it all perfectly. See more ideas about soren kierkegaard, kierkegaard quotes and philosophy quotes. Nov 30, 2018 kierkegaard oscillates between dread and triumph, either or, this or that, in which he concludes somewhere later on that.
Nov 21, 2018 soren kierkegaard either or philosophy bites nigel warburton existentialism aesthetic ethic spirit by. Hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret it either way. And when the and when the hourglass has run out, the hourglass of temporality, when the noise of secular life has grown silent and its restless or. Either or includes essays of literary and music criticism and a set of romanticlikeaphorisms, as part of his larger theme of examining the reflective and. Kierkegaard on marriage marriage was a central topic for kierkegaard, both personally and philosophically, that is found throughout his writings. Soren kierkegaard either or, 1843 i see it all perfectly. The quote is from what is perhaps kierkegaards most wellknown book, eitheror.
To regret or not to regret i dont know anything about art. For more content by the great everything, visit thegreateverything and. Top 25 quotes by soren kierkegaard of 496 az quotes. A fragment of life, and its meaning is pretty straightforward. Kierkegaard was born in 18 to a prosperous family in copenhagen. May 08, 2007 either or is the name of a philosophical essay written by danish philosopher soren kierkegaard first published in 1843 under the pseudonym victor erimita. Eitheror kierkegaards writings book 3 soren kierkegaard. And then there is his famous formulation from eitheror. Kierkegaards stages on lifes way part 23 reflections. May 06, 2017 for more content by the great everything, visit thegreateverything and. Indeed, many of kierkegaards works are written in response to or as a critique of hegel. Philosophy of soren kierkegaard kierkegaards thoughts on. Kierkegaard considered eitheror to have a plan from the first word to the last. Would kierkegaard be very critical of the world today if.
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