How do I start reading Kierkegaard?

How do I start reading Kierkegaard?

In general, if you just want to get a basic “What is considered ‘Kierkegaard’ by most people?” sense of his works, always begin with Fear and Trembling. It is his most popular work by far and with good reason–Sartre learned Danish seemingly just to read it despite him claiming it was to read Kierkegaard.

How do you teach existentialism?

Here are a few ways:

1. Educators should help students find meaning for their lives.
2. We should not force ‘right’ way to live onto students.
3. Teachers should encourage students to exercise individual choice.
4. Students must learn that their choices have consequences.

What book should I start with Kierkegaard?

What should I read before Reddit Kierkegaard?

First, I would definitely suggest you to read The Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy on Kierkegaard and get a feel of who big K is. Google him around read small articles and stuff. Then I would suggest to read Fear and Trembling.

Do I need to read Hegel before Kierkegaard?

You probably don’t need to read anything before you read Kierkegaard though I’d add two comments. The first is that Kierkegaard was intimately familiar with the Western tradition of philosophy from Plato to Hegel, so he is writing against a background and this isn’t always apparent.

What did Kierkegaard have to do to get permission to write?

With respect to the former, Kierkegaard had to petition the king to be allowed to write his philosophy dissertation On the Concept of Irony with constant reference to Socrates in Danish. Even though permission was granted he was still required to defend his dissertation publicly in Latin.

Who is Søren Kierkegaard?

Søren Kierkegaard, the influential 19th-century Danish philosopher, has been the subject of many excellent biographies.

What is Kierkegaard’s ideal of the Christian ideal?

The Christian ideal, according to Kierkegaard, is even more exacting since the totality of an individual’s existence is the artefact on the basis of which s/he is judged by God for h/er eternal validity.

What was Kierkegaard’s concern in church politics?

There were two main foci of Kierkegaard’s concern in church politics. One was the influence of Hegel, largely through the teachings of H.L. Martensen; the other was the popularity of N.F.S. Grundtvig, a theologian, educator and poet who composed most of the pieces in the Danish hymn book.