The Sickness Unto DeathBest known as a philosopher, one of the founders of existentialism, Kierkegaard also wrote books whose themes were primarily religious, psychological or literary. He was opposed to much in organised Christianity, stressing the necessity for individual choice against prescribed dogma and ritual. In this book, he concentrates his penetrating psychological observations on the theme of despair. |
Contents
THAT DESPAIR IS THIS SICKNESS | 17 |
THE UNIVERSALITY OF THIS SICKNESS | 32 |
THE FORMS OF THIS SICKNESS I E | 43 |
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able abstrac become Caesar believe Christ Christendom Christian Discourses Christianity Christianly cogito ergo sum comic comprehend Concept of Dread conception consciousness consists contrary defiance demoniac despair over one's despairingly dialectical disrelationship doctrine doubtless dread earthly edifying essentially eternal ethical everything expression fact faith fantastic Fear and Trembling finite forgiveness of sins form of despair hence human humanly speaking ignorance illusion imagination immediacy individual infinite instant introversion Kierkegaard lacks live man's matter of course means merely nature necessity ness never NUMBER obscurity oneself paganism paradox perhaps person Philistinism position possibility of offense potentiated precisely pseudonym qualitative reality reason reflection regard sibility sickness unto death sinner Socratic definition sort soul spair Speculation spirit spiritlessness suffering surely synthesis talk thee things are possible thou shalt thought tical tion torment translation true truth understanding understood weakness whole of existence word youth