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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855, age 42)

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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855, age 42)

Unfinished sketch of Kierkegaard by his cousin Niels Christian Kierkegaard, Royal Library, Copenhagen, c. 1840

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855, age 42)

Kierkegaard explored themes of anxiety, freedom, and the burden of choice. Living before psychology was a formal discipline, he wrote about angst, an existential anxiety arising from human freedom. His concept of the leap of faith emphasized making decisions authentically, even when faced with uncertainty. For Kierkegaard, anxiety wasn’t to be feared but embraced, as it guides us toward intentional living. While his leap of faith was toward his Christian God, I interpret it as a response to anxiety—requiring a leap of faith toward any decision.

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