Kierkegaard
Sö·ren Aa·bye [sœ-ruhn aw-by], /ˈsœ rən ˈɔ bü/, 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian.
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How to use Kierkegaard in a sentence
Neither Paul nor Kierkegaard were kidding when they wrote of fear and trembling.
Kierkegaard is right: we are cursed to understand life only backwards while living it forwards.
Kierkegaard, a sort of Swedish person, said, “Life is best understood backwards, but must be lived forward.”
It was chiefly my first reading of the principal works of Kierkegaard that marked this epoch in my life.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth | George BrandesKierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth | George Brandes
He had dared to profane the great Sren Kierkegaard, had pilloried him for the benefit of a second-rate public.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth | George BrandesIntellectually he owes much to Kierkegaard, and he is still strongly permeated by theology.
Friedrich Nietzsche | Georg BrandesThe real significance of Kierkegaard became clear to John many years later.
The Growth of a Soul | August Strindberg
British Dictionary definitions for Kierkegaard
/ (ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd, Danish ˈkirɡəɡɔːr) /
Søren Aabye (ˈsøːrən ˈɔːby). 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian. He rejected organized Christianity and anticipated the existentialists in emphasizing man's moral responsibility and freedom of choice. His works include Either/Or (1843), The Concept of Dread (1844), and The Sickness unto Death (1849)
Derived forms of Kierkegaard
- Kierkegaardian, adjective
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