“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Few lines capture the human condition as sharply as this reflection by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Written in the 19th ...
Historians of philosophy are like painters; by giving an interpretation of another philosopher’s problems and concepts, they paint philosophical portraits. SFI Research Fellow Anthony Eagan paints ...
I love this essay by Julian Baggini, explaining why Kierkegaard attracted his attention as an undergraduate losing his religious faith, and still holds his attention, even though he’s a confirmed ...
In his book Works of Love, the 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard claims that love, including erotic love, comes from deep within our being, from the heart. We use the term "romantic ...
“I ’ve waited my whole life for this book. And so has the church.” So claims Richard Beck in endorsing Stephen Backhouse’s biography of Søren Kierkegaard. Although blurbs are often prone to ...
In his book Works of Love, the 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard claims that love, including erotic love, comes from deep within our being, from the heart. We use the term "romantic ...