Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855) was a prominent Danish Christian philosopher. This book contains five of his essays and some selections from "The Present Moment." This collection is varied in theme and a good representation of Kierkegaard's literature. Readers will find his philosophy thought-provoking and meticulously well thought through. The essays included are: The Crowd Is Untruth Diapsalmata In Vino Veritas (The Banquet) Fear And Trembling Preparation For A Christian Life Selections From The Present Moment
Kierkegaard left the task of discovering the meaning of his works to the reader, because "the task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted". Scholars have interpreted Kierkegaard variously as an existentialist, neo-orthodoxist, postmodernist, humanist, and individualist.
Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, he is an influential figure in contemporary thought.... Show more