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Biography: Søren Kierkegaard is known as the father of existentialism. A Danish ... more Biography: Søren Kierkegaard is known as the father of existentialism. A Danish philosopher and theologian, he critiqued Hegelianism, advocated for individual faith, and examined subjective experience. His works, like "Either/Or" and "Fear and Trembling," profoundly influenced philosophy, theology, and literature. less
"Once you label me, you negate me""The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have""The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins""Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced""Once you label me you negate me.""The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.""To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself""Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.""People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.""Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
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