And I often have to open the dictionary when reading Kierkegaard too. O’Regan’s essay is not for the casual reader. Understanding it requires considerable effort and background knowledge. The author ...

Fittingly, Denmark happens to be the birthplace of the great explorer of absurdity and anxiety Søren Kierkegaard. During his short and controversial life—when he died in 1855 at the age of 42 ...

“Oh, how frightful it is when for a moment I think of the dark background of my life, right from the earliest days!” Kierkegaard recalled. “The anxiety with which my father filled my ...

Imagine being Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish existentialist. The command to "love your neighbor as yourself" was not confusing for him. It was a challenge—a deeply personal and moral imperative.

Unlike other philosophers of his time, Soren Kierkegaard was concerned with the individual’s sense of spiritual fulfillment and relationship to God. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty ...

This seminar studies the life and work of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the father of existentialist philosophy and theology. Kierkegaard began his authorship with this well-known journal entry: What ...

Howard Hong was reading about Henrik Ibsen when he learned that the Norwegian poet and playwright had been highly influenced by Søren Kierkegaard. That led the inquisitive Hong to pick up one of ...

Nigel Warburton travels to Copenhagen to explore the writings of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard - often called the father of existentialism, in the year of his bicentenary. Show more Nigel ...