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Søren Kierkegaard
1813–1855
A brilliant and restless Danish thinker, he wrote about anxiety, faith, freedom, and what it means to become an individual. His work feels strikingly modern because it turns big philosophical questions into urgent personal ones.
2 Audiobooks
Selections from the Writings of Kierkegaard
by Søren Kierkegaard
Viettelijän päiväkirja
by Søren Kierkegaard
About the author
Born in Copenhagen in 1813, Søren Kierkegaard became one of the most influential voices in modern philosophy and Christian thought. He studied theology, but his writing ranged far beyond formal religion, blending philosophy, psychology, satire, and literary invention in a way that still feels fresh.
Much of his work explores inward life: choice, doubt, despair, love, and faith. He is often linked with existentialism because he cared so deeply about the individual person and the challenge of living truthfully rather than hiding in systems, crowds, or easy answers.
Kierkegaard also wrote under several pseudonyms, using different voices to examine ideas from many angles. He died in Copenhagen in 1855, but books such as Either/Or, Fear and Trembling, and The Sickness Unto Death continue to speak to readers looking for honesty about the difficulties and possibilities of being human.