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'''Søren Aabye Kierkegaard''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ˈsœːɔn ˈkʰiɔ̯g̊əˌg̊ɔːˀ]}}) ([[5 May]], [[1813]] &ndash; [[11 November]], [[1855]]), a 19th century [[Denmark|Danish]] [[philosopher]] and [[theologian]], is generally recognized as the first [[existentialism|existentialist]] philosopher. He bridged the gap that existed between [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegelian]] philosophy and what was to become Existentialism. Kierkegaard strongly criticised both the Hegelian philosophy of his time, and what he saw as the empty [[ceremony|formalities]] of the [[Church of Denmark|Danish church]]. Much of his work deals with religious problems such as the nature of faith, the institution of the [[Christian Church]], Christian ethics and theology, and the [[emotion]]s and [[feeling]]s of individuals when faced with existential choices. Because of this, Kierkegaard's work is sometimes characterized as [[Christian existentialism]] and [[Existential therapy|existential psychology]]. Since he wrote most of his early work under various [[pseudonyms]], and often these pseudo-authors would comment on and critique the works of his other pseudo-authors, it can be exceedingly difficult to distinguish between what Kierkegaard truly believed and what he was merely arguing for as part of a pseudo-author's position. [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] remarked that Kierkegaard was "by far, the most profound thinker of the nineteenth century" <ref name="ArisSoc">

Lippit, John and Daniel Hutto. {{cite web | title=Making Sense of Nonsense: Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein | work=University of Hertfordshire| url=http://www.herts.ac.uk/philosophy/Aris_Soc.html | accessdate=April 23 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="Creegan">Creegan, Charles. {{cite web | title=Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard | work=Routledge| url=http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/ccreegan/wk/chapter1.html | accessdate=April 23 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>.

{{Quotation |What the age needs is not a genius - it has had geniuses enough, but a martyr, who in order to teach men to obey would himself be obedient unto death. What the age needs is awakening. And therefore someday, not only my writings but my whole life, all the intriguing mystery of the machine will be studied and studied. I never forget how God helps me and it is therefore my last wish that everything may be to his honour|Søren Kierkegaard|'(Journals<ref name="Dru"/>, [[20 November]], [[1847]])'}}

==Selected bibliography==

*[http://kierkegaardonline.blogspot.com/ Links to Online Resources]

*[http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0410/articles/neuhaus.htm Kierkegaard for Grownups]

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