Søren Kierkegaard
19th Century1813-1855Copenhagen, Denmark
As Your Guide
“Kierkegaard will not let you hide behind systems or abstractions. He demands that you leap into who you are, knowing that no logical proof will carry you. Choose him if you want a guide who treats anxiety as the dizziness of genuine freedom.”
Who They Were
Danish philosopher and father of existentialism. Emphasized subjective truth and leap of faith.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Leap of faithanxietystages of existencesubjective truthindividuality