Kierkegaard's point was that, contrary to the systematizing thought of Hegel, who sought to categorize Being-Non-Being/Becoming, Kierkegaard was attuned to the dizzying array of possibilities that make for the horizon of the present decision.... It's just not as DAMN simple as you might think.
He looked very handsome and was clearly eloquent with words. It strikes me as interesting that he felt so alone, probably the source of much of his anxiety. He once said "I'm so misunderstood, that people misunderstand me even when I tell them I'm misunderstood" This misunderstanding is what shows us how deep his mind must have truly been.
I think we are all misunderstood constantly. Our words cannot express how we wish to express ourselves. Only on rare occasions do we get through. Everything is off here.
He might've felt alone considering he lost 5 of his siblings, it must've caused him trauma, life can never really be the same after something like that happens
@@Ray_TheRebel it means people that are messed up inside often try and show a cheery persona to the world. A lot of people that seem happy on the outside end up killing themselves surprising everybody around them.
Haha, my mom claimed that I did not cry when I was born. I'm still not sure I believe that, but just the fact that we can assume it's possible, makes this quote silly to me.
I just finished my senior seminar for my undergraduate degree. My subject was how Kierkegaard and Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman connect. I want to thank this video and channel for inspiring me so many years ago to become interested in Kierkegaard. Thank you.
Hence why the world is in the state that it's in, uni graduates....!! as much use as an Arab's sand-shoe in Antarctica... Universities are the scourge of the human condition...representing everything un-humane...and devoid of heart...chasing another piece of paper with some fancy writing on it...just like money...a cult of no-personality...after 4 years graduates after being squared on the circle...now wishing to infect the remainder of humanity....Academia has no place in philosophy nor art....stick to statistics..
“he’s one of the few philosophers one can turn to when the world has badly let us down, and we’re in need of a friend who can fully understand the dark places we’re in once the sentimental illusions, that normally keep us going, fall away.” that was emotional.
"The most painful aspect of being is remembering the future - particularly the one you'll never have." "My depression is my most faithful mistress. No wonder then - that I return the love! -Kierkegaard That guy sure knew a lot about the human condition, realizing the absurd, and dealing with life altogether.
I think the first one is countered by the fact that no matter what your future would have been, you would end up dying anyway. I don't know why but it makes me feel so free like knowing that makes me detached from outcome and just appreciating life
Death took a toll on him. His cynical outlook on life can be attributed to an untimely hand which was dealt at a critical age of emotional development. If you share a similar experience, I’m sure you understand where he’s coming from.
Only if your elders or parents don’t teach you about the past ...then you are taking the “test” without the lessons - point about history and traditions
Titus P No, we human learn from experience. There are many things our parents, teachers etc. tried to taught us, but we didnt took them. We didnt had the experience to understand the lesson.
Soren Kierkegaard was HIGHLY INTUITIVE, OBSERVATIVE, and WISE!!! This human was PRESENT! Majority of the things mentioned about him is HIGHLY HIGHLY RELATABLE!!! Thank You So Much For Sharing.
He's my favorite philosopher, I named my son's middle name after him. But this video misses so much and is a cheap representation of Kierkegaard. I've got the guy's personal journals. Anyone in academia knows that his books were written under pseudonyms, he was doing philosophical thought experiments and taking the perspective of someone he didn't necessarily agree with. He wrote books based on the perspectives of characters he created. Those are brilliant enough, but they are almost works of fiction. His journals are where you really need to go. But still, imagine writing a bunch of philosophical books from the perspective of people you've created out of thin air and don't necessarily agree with, but you do it just because you want to show people that it's okay to listen to someone and entertain their ideas. A lot of books were published under pseudonyms of characters he'd created and he wrote them as though he was that person, with different views and opinions.
I've been looking at philosophers and psychologists to find inspiration in, I'm glad I feel more connected with Soren Kierkegaard than the rest like Jung, Alder or Freud.
Kierkegaard died at 42 years of age. I finished my 3 degrees at age 52 and am still hard at the intellectual work and building my library at age 57. How much wisdom would Kierkegaard had gathered if he lived another 30 years? I'm certainly no "brilliant philosopher" but I do know that wisdom comes with age. What a brilliant mind this man had! Such a shame he died years before he could fully attain his wisdom. "What could have been" is a question that has haunted mankind throughout the ages. I have no fear of death but it seems there is never enough time to read ALL that should have been read and to digest the Wisdom of Man that is sitting on the shelves waiting to be learned. How much have YOU read when compared to how much you could have read? Learning is a lifelong pursuit...
+randy109 Certainly attaining wisdom comes with age, but I think the process is accelerated by experience and dedication to learning. Wish I could see your library, I've still a lot of reading to do. Peace
+randy109 What path is that in which you must take steps following those of someone else? You must choose your path according to what your 'mind' decides upon, and not by the words commanding through books.
+randy109 Men and women during the 19th century did not enjoy( or loathe) the higher life expectancy rate we do today. I expect when one knows that the longest they are going to live is probably 40, they take life more seriously. Think about it, if you knew you were going to die in 5 years, would you still be doing what you re right now or would you view things differently and make different decisions.
"What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?" So glad you got to Kierkegaard, 'sickness unto death' was a fantastic read.
Theo M. The Buddha was a historical person, with reams of early Buddhist texts (Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas) that provide a more accurate description of his philosophy than a made up quote. If someone were to say such a thing about Christ or Muhammad, people would rightly point out the mistake. Yet with the Buddha people get away with falsifying quotes just to give nonsense an air of eastern mysticism. It's downright offensive to the millions of Buddhists around the globe, and to those who know anything about what Buddhism actually teaches.
akuppa if Buddhahood is the original state, and if we are all one, any quote can accurately be attributed to "Buddha"...but I will admit, you are correct, Siddhārtha Gautama Shakyamuni may not have ever uttered those exact words...if you'll notice, thats why I didn't say "-The Buddha" as many tend to do when attributing a quote directly to Siddhārtha...how does that sit with your fact checker?
Theo M. Well, people often associate "Buddha" with the historical Buddha, so it's a little disingenuous to say the least. Now, some Christians believe similar things about God and Christ. So what if I were to say, "When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" - Christ Would that make any sense? Wouldn't I rightly be accused of misrepresenting a historical figure? I don't believe the Buddha taught original Buddhahood either, but lets just say he did. Using your logic "Kill all who oppose Buddhism" - Buddha Would also be just as much a quote of Buddha.
akuppa just because "people often associate "Buddha" with "The (historical) Buddha" doesn't mean you had a legitimate reason to engage in nitpickery...but hey, who says you need legitimate reasons for anything? Someone so particular about facts and accuracy should avoid starting your points with "I don't believe the Buddha..." ...your beliefs really don't matter when you're playing this nitpicker game...You're not playing by your own rules...seems awful trolly of you...but hey, that doesn't mean we can't throw our heads back and laugh at each other, just the same :) I hope I've returned the favor, because you're giving me all sorts of chuckles lol
My great journey began with kierkigaard. His simplicity and wit is a good conversation. He turned towards a divinity as well. If many of the philosphers knew the science of today... my enchanted have we become. We only wish to live lives respectable to the gods.
Having suffered much in my life, I too can feel a sense that much of the adult world I relied on has failed. I can’t help but feel inspired by Kierkegaard and his words of pertaining to the absurd, laughing in the face of hopelessness.
I have in my hands, almost like chains, what to sacrifice to make this leap. In fact, the chains are very much ingrained. But with the leap, I'd leave what kills me. And it's so strange and difficult to hear that I'm a person who is also a spirit
What a beautiful understanding of human condition, leap of faith. This is Tao at its liberation, well-guarded secret for Taoism, yet being deciphered so simple in Christianity. When you think life backwards, you are in seeking that faith, but you live life forwards to take that leap of faith, but the angus hunting you down, drag you feet, confuse you with all temptations, even the temptation itself........., how marvelous for one to take that leap, how marvelous for one to have his faith, to lose his mind for having his faith, few would understand his angus, but everyone going through his leap of faith unknowingly, the greats like Abraham to the trivial bug like fly all going through it, but only faith set them apart, only angus made us cry, a foolishly wise man with self-hatred love, yet mad hope, leaped into truth-seekers' minds, Bravo!
Wow, great video. Glad to see Kierkegarad found true and honest faith. A sad story, but not one without hope, he found the one good answer out their in the cosmos.
Let me explain to you: The same human being who is delusional, or capable of being delusional is also capable of defining the term. Therefore capable of defining his own place in the world in light of something greater. The same individual Is capable of being selfless/fair or egoistic and selfish. Western philosophers were simply great at bringing up questions that no other civilization or society could. Because The ideal person of western society is Christ.
Nah, he was more of a punk rocker. Emo’s hate themselves because society is so fucked up, Punks hate society because society is so conformist and bland.
My friend has read his books and couldn’t understand him. This is an excellent explanation. Basically, life is complicated but we all think it is simple, black and white, it isn’t and Kerkegaard understands this more than anybody. The forerunner of existentialism.
There's a lot of things here to follow up on: his writing style of indirect communication, his concept of "knight of faith" vs. "fanatic", his influence on 20th century theology and Karl Barth in particular.
I think Kierkegaard has a new fan in me. He makes SUCH absolute sense! I love God but I've been wondering about why life is so chaotic and miserable, and people keep rationally questioning my faith, when to understand God is perhaps to allow oneself to be irrational. Perhaps what we humans call "rationality" is a gross oversimplification of this universe.
Or perhaps you are too entrenched in wanting to have something magical, when it obviously isn't true that you just reject the obvious answer and make up your own. Sad.
What I find interesting is how we refuse to open ourselves up to the irrationality of love for each other and instead focus it on other worldly ideas/beings. Why are we so afraid to love each other? THAT is something I have pushed for. To have Faith in other people. For so much of my young life I envied the faithful, now I wonder what prevents them from broadening such faith to their neighbor.
@@platoniczombie because to know what real love is is to know God and Jesus. Some people like another person, have infatuation, or feel attraction towards them for their ideas, looks, whatever else... this is fine, but if we are to truly love another person, it helps to know what it actually means, and to discover it from the source of Love. Jesus endured the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of people far into the future even beyond us, despite many of them still today hating him and rejecting the gospel, just to have a CHANCE that they might be saved by his deeds. Our neighbors don't need our faith-- they need our true love, honesty, and compassion insofar as us humans are capable. And by living a life devoted to God and understanding Jesus' love, we are granted the strength to do that.
He also speaks of 'possibility' in life which is more that mere positive thinking. I also like that exercise he had where he said if your life were to be repeated over and over again from this point would it fill you full of dread or joy. That's a real litmus test about the quality of your life.
Thank you for this video. I've loved Kierkegaard even before I moved to Copenhagen. When I visited his tomb on Assistens Kirkegård, I almost cried. Incidentally (for non-Danish speakers out there), kirkegård is the modern Danish spelling of "kierkegaard", which literally means "churchyard", and churchyards in Denmark mean cemetery, so: kierkegaard = kirkegård = cemetery. :) I wish you a million subscribers by the end of this year, TSOL!
What a coincidence Right now I'm doing my assignment on Soren Kierkegaard "Stages of Life's" And look at youtube so generous of recommending me to this channel :)
His conception of "god". Mostly? Nah! Examples: Gregor Mendel, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Roger Bacon. Deistic views = Voltaire, Einstein
Kierkegaard was the first to recognize that because humans have free will, as a result, humans will despair. If you have free will, then you can potentially achieve greatness in many things. It is because we do not achieve greatness in many things that we despair. How do we deal with this realization psychologically? So many people waste their lives away because they internally believe they cannot achieve their greatness aka their full potential. In this sense, Kierkegaard hit on a fundamental issue of being human: "I can never achieve what I am capable of" (my own words). He was the first to recognize this problem philosophically, and it is a problem that people still wrestle with till this day. It is the struggle and the beauty of being human.
We used to spell it Angest but it’s considered old Danish (it’s still today the proper title of the book) Today we just call it angst as in English. Thanks for this great video!! Always fun to brush up and revisit stuff you’ve forgotten long ago.
I used to laugh as this solution, but then I started practicing Nichiren Buddhism, chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and actually felt happy. I felt that kind of happiness that sets roots in your being and sustains you even in the darkest of times. I am often comforted by the words in the Lotus Sutra that remind us that life is hard, especially in these "evil times," but that the happiness is possible though Buddhist practice.
@Rardd5 how on earth did you come to that conclusion? Take for example Ecclesiastes 3:11-13: I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor-it is the gift of God. I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it." The whole of ecclesiastes talks of men only finding vanity in seeking their own will and earthly desires, and that only in God, doing his will, and living righteously can anyone find true meaning.
@@icwhatudidderr Solomon spoke that all is vain, and that even his greatest work will be out of his hand when he died. So it all seemed like it was fruitless toiling. So in his mind, he felt no better off than a man who had nothing, and no wiser than a foolish person in the end, As death is a equalizer of all men. Its a period of bleakness that he expresses in his writings that hes drawing the comparison to.
Thank you so much. A wonderful video. when awakened and read Soren Kierkegaard philosophy, i began to laugh until i die. my view of life changed. how it is really great to be an Individualism and live meaningless life going no where. Either/ or is a masterpiece.
Thank you for this video and the others. This one specifically has been incredibly meaningful to me over the past several years. I think on Kierkegaard and these quotes introduced here on the regular.
Josh Neubert Until you become a sage and not a philosopher...don't understand this comment? Get a dictionary and see what the difference between a sage and a philosopher is and you will understand.
Made my philosophical thesis in undergrad college under kierkegaard's influence. Either Or "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" ― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Having read Soren 'religiously' for 45 years now, the majority of that time as a missionary, his attack on the established, conformed, comfortable church leadership--from the standpoint of the imitation of Christ--is the most crucial issue facing 'an individual' today. Do we trust and obey Christ or do we not, careful to not imitate the priests/pastors of western evangelical leadership. It means radical pacifism, house churches, calling environmental destruction a sin, etc. then living that out as an individual. Soren, as a writer you have no match. Knowing your prayers though, every time you put pen to paper you gave Christ unending thanks.
Erdimir putogan anxiety is a mood of uneasiness, meaning "not at home" which comes from realizing you are truly control of your own ship, and is a compass to lead you to your "home"
Could you make a video like this, about philosophers and their philosophies, that are still alive? It would be nice to see evens and odds between new and old philosophers. Awesome videos btw, i enjoy them all!
"The thing is to understand myself: The thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. That is what I now recognize as the most important thing." - Soren Kierkegaard
Thanks a lot! This guy was both tragic and humorous. Especially love how he views the incompatibilities between marriages and romantic love. Anyways thanks for sharing
"I opened my eyes and saw the real world - and i began to laugh" This is one of the greatest quotes i ever heard.
"And I have not stopped laughing since."
How about: "Whatever - the soup is getting cold." -Leonardo da Vinci?
Edward Hyde - Kierkegaard was clearly influenced by the works of Mudhoney, in particular their paean to cachinnation, "I Have To Laugh".
Sounds like every edgy teenager in the world.
sounds like something the joker would say tbh
you can understand life backwards. but must live it forwards. DAMN.
the power of hindsight
Cpt. Hindsight!
Kierkegaard's point was that, contrary to the systematizing thought of Hegel, who sought to categorize Being-Non-Being/Becoming, Kierkegaard was attuned to the dizzying array of possibilities that make for the horizon of the present decision.... It's just not as DAMN simple as you might think.
Great axiom.
Atrijit Das is this a Kendrick Lamar meme?
"Life is something to experienced not explained"
He wrote extensively explaining that!
Well we can't experience it without explain that to ourselves at least
@@mantabsekali920 It's hilarious!!!
Super late but this is the essence of Wittgenstein and the Tractatus ! Almost 200 years before!!
"The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins."
-Soren Kierkegaard
Hi, could you tell me where can I find this quote? from what book I mean.
@@carloscortez3777 Soren Kierkegaard, The Journals of Kierkegaard
@@hikaruoka6509 thanks a lot !!
So nice to see folks in the comments who just get it
This quote is the best one line synopsis of movie gladiator.
He looked very handsome and was clearly eloquent with words. It strikes me as interesting that he felt so alone, probably the source of much of his anxiety. He once said "I'm so misunderstood, that people misunderstand me even when I tell them I'm misunderstood"
This misunderstanding is what shows us how deep his mind must have truly been.
I think we are all misunderstood constantly. Our words cannot express how we wish to express ourselves. Only on rare occasions do we get through. Everything is off here.
He was also bullied by his spine disorder and suffered a lot from that too
He might've felt alone considering he lost 5 of his siblings, it must've caused him trauma, life can never really be the same after something like that happens
@Liam van der Vyver what did you think of him?
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Soren Kierkegaard has to be one of the most badass names I've ever heard.
Kierkegaard means graveyard
@@blakkdeaff4460 that's badass
In the same league with Desiderius Erasmus.
It do not mean graveyard, but the farm (gaard/gård) next to the church. (kirke)
@@kimnielsen5734 Kirkegaard does roughly translate to graveyard tho. The yard next to the church, is where people are burried
“Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
now that's bullshit lmfao
@@Ray_TheRebel he means that happiness is the only way to counter act despair
@@Ray_TheRebel it means people that are messed up inside often try and show a cheery persona to the world. A lot of people that seem happy on the outside end up killing themselves surprising everybody around them.
@@Ray_TheRebel what makes you such a pro in philosophy?
@@Ray_TheRebel Thoughtful and deep.
"No one comes into the world without crying..." Damn.
Tears for Fears lyrics- "When life begins with needles and pins,
It ends with swords and knives"
I thought it was appropriate.
@@joshuaklein2859 freak
It may be a shout. A baby's HELLO, HOW YALL DOIN?!!!!
Except my boyfriend (still don't understand how)
Haha, my mom claimed that I did not cry when I was born. I'm still not sure I believe that, but just the fact that we can assume it's possible, makes this quote silly to me.
I just finished my senior seminar for my undergraduate degree. My subject was how Kierkegaard and Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman connect. I want to thank this video and channel for inspiring me so many years ago to become interested in Kierkegaard. Thank you.
Could you let me read it, please?
Hence why the world is in the state that it's in, uni graduates....!! as much use as an Arab's sand-shoe in Antarctica...
Universities are the scourge of the human condition...representing everything un-humane...and devoid of heart...chasing another piece of paper with some fancy writing on it...just like money...a cult of no-personality...after 4 years graduates after being squared on the circle...now wishing to infect the remainder of humanity....Academia has no place in philosophy nor art....stick to statistics..
How do they connect then??
As briefly as you can😅
Wow I wrote on Bergman’s Winter Light and dedicated the thesis to Kierkegaard. Can you share more please
“he’s one of the few philosophers one can turn to when the world has badly let us down, and we’re in need of a friend who can fully understand the dark places we’re in once the sentimental illusions, that normally keep us going, fall away.”
that was emotional.
“People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid.”
- Søren Kierkegaard
Sir George Severn it seems you missed the point...
How does that even make sense?
Love this, thanks for sharing this from Either Or. A thought from 1843 doesn't seem so irrelevant to 2018 upon reading this.
Could you explain it then Matthew?
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it can only be lived forward"
-Søren Kierkegaard
"The most painful aspect of being is remembering the future - particularly the one you'll never have."
"My depression is my most faithful mistress. No wonder then - that I return the love!
-Kierkegaard
That guy sure knew a lot about the human condition, realizing the absurd, and dealing with life altogether.
I think the first one is countered by the fact that no matter what your future would have been, you would end up dying anyway. I don't know why but it makes me feel so free like knowing that makes me detached from outcome and just appreciating life
Death took a toll on him. His cynical outlook on life can be attributed to an untimely hand which was dealt at a critical age of emotional development. If you share a similar experience, I’m sure you understand where he’s coming from.
I had a fucking heart ache by reading the first quote. It's so accurate.
Life is a school in which first you get the test, and then the lesson.
Opinunate ted I like that one, may I use the quote?
"We live in our imaginations desiring to fulfill our phantasies" me
Only if your elders or parents don’t teach you about the past ...then you are taking the “test” without the lessons - point about history and traditions
Opinunate ted hahaha this is awesome!!!
Titus P No, we human learn from experience. There are many things our parents, teachers etc. tried to taught us, but we didnt took them. We didnt had the experience to understand the lesson.
Yeah 666th like
Soren Kierkegaard was HIGHLY INTUITIVE, OBSERVATIVE, and WISE!!! This human was PRESENT! Majority of the things mentioned about him is HIGHLY HIGHLY RELATABLE!!! Thank You So Much For Sharing.
"Rarely has a philosopher ever taken humor as seriously". Interesting choice of words.
The narration is absolutely wonderful.
+sudhindra srinivas Its Alin de Botton, a contemporary, english, philosopher
I agree.
UA-cam is full of absolutely wonderful nonsensical comments.
@@Mr.Monta77 don't be a bitch mate
This is my favorite video on The School of Life. Kierkegaard has helped through key moments in my life.
''To have faith is to lose your mind and to win God'' -Søren Kierkegaard
P r e c i s e l y
thanks, I missed that part.
Beautiful...
I disagree. I don't think faith and reason are enemys.
@@Liftercode Read Hebrews 11:1. You could change your mind after that.
As a devout christian Soren was always one of my favorite philosophers.
Christianity is stupid. Kierkegaard too
"Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back."
No. Cry more
Like this? "😅"
He's my inspiration and I never even knew it.
He saved my life and he never knew it. Or rather, I'd like to think that he does.
He's my favorite philosopher, I named my son's middle name after him. But this video misses so much and is a cheap representation of Kierkegaard. I've got the guy's personal journals. Anyone in academia knows that his books were written under pseudonyms, he was doing philosophical thought experiments and taking the perspective of someone he didn't necessarily agree with. He wrote books based on the perspectives of characters he created. Those are brilliant enough, but they are almost works of fiction. His journals are where you really need to go. But still, imagine writing a bunch of philosophical books from the perspective of people you've created out of thin air and don't necessarily agree with, but you do it just because you want to show people that it's okay to listen to someone and entertain their ideas. A lot of books were published under pseudonyms of characters he'd created and he wrote them as though he was that person, with different views and opinions.
I've been looking at philosophers and psychologists to find inspiration in, I'm glad I feel more connected with Soren Kierkegaard than the rest like Jung, Alder or Freud.
@@luckyleo88 & what is so off putting by jung or alder i can understand Freud ?
Kierkegaard died at 42 years of age. I finished my 3 degrees at age 52 and am still hard at the intellectual work and building my library at age 57. How much wisdom would Kierkegaard had gathered if he lived another 30 years? I'm certainly no "brilliant philosopher" but I do know that wisdom comes with age. What a brilliant mind this man had! Such a shame he died years before he could fully attain his wisdom. "What could have been" is a question that has haunted mankind throughout the ages. I have no fear of death but it seems there is never enough time to read ALL that should have been read and to digest the Wisdom of Man that is sitting on the shelves waiting to be learned. How much have YOU read when compared to how much you could have read? Learning is a lifelong pursuit...
+randy109 Certainly attaining wisdom comes with age, but I think the process is accelerated by experience and dedication to learning. Wish I could see your library, I've still a lot of reading to do. Peace
+randy109 What path is that in which you must take steps following those of someone else?
You must choose your path according to what your 'mind' decides upon, and not by the words commanding through books.
+randy109
Men and women during the 19th century did not enjoy( or loathe) the higher life expectancy rate we do today. I expect when one knows that the longest they are going to live is probably 40, they take life more seriously. Think about it, if you knew you were going to die in 5 years, would you still be doing what you re right now or would you view things differently and make different decisions.
He doesn't really seem all that nuanced. Meh.
+randy109 If you really feel Kierkegaard cared about hoarding knowledge or information, you haven't understood his work.
"What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?" So glad you got to Kierkegaard, 'sickness unto death' was a fantastic read.
These videos are morbidly comforting.
"If I could prescribe only one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence." ~ Soren Kierkegaard
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky” - Buddha :)
Theo M. The Buddha was a historical person, with reams of early Buddhist texts (Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas) that provide a more accurate description of his philosophy than a made up quote. If someone were to say such a thing about Christ or Muhammad, people would rightly point out the mistake. Yet with the Buddha people get away with falsifying quotes just to give nonsense an air of eastern mysticism. It's downright offensive to the millions of Buddhists around the globe, and to those who know anything about what Buddhism actually teaches.
***** work backwards like algebra
akuppa if Buddhahood is the original state, and if we are all one, any quote can accurately be attributed to "Buddha"...but I will admit, you are correct, Siddhārtha Gautama Shakyamuni may not have ever uttered those exact words...if you'll notice, thats why I didn't say "-The Buddha" as many tend to do when attributing a quote directly to Siddhārtha...how does that sit with your fact checker?
Theo M. Well, people often associate "Buddha" with the historical Buddha, so it's a little disingenuous to say the least.
Now, some Christians believe similar things about God and Christ. So what if I were to say,
"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" - Christ
Would that make any sense? Wouldn't I rightly be accused of misrepresenting a historical figure?
I don't believe the Buddha taught original Buddhahood either, but lets just say he did. Using your logic
"Kill all who oppose Buddhism" - Buddha
Would also be just as much a quote of Buddha.
akuppa
just because "people often associate "Buddha" with "The (historical) Buddha" doesn't mean you had a legitimate reason to engage in nitpickery...but hey, who says you need legitimate reasons for anything? Someone so particular about facts and accuracy should avoid starting your points with "I don't believe the Buddha..." ...your beliefs really don't matter when you're playing this nitpicker game...You're not playing by your own rules...seems awful trolly of you...but hey, that doesn't mean we can't throw our heads back and laugh at each other, just the same :) I hope I've returned the favor, because you're giving me all sorts of chuckles lol
There is a quote of his that I think is really interesting, "Boredom is the root of all evil".
no time is ..which causes boredom.
I'm reminded of this quote...
A moment of carelessness, a lifetime of regret.
A lifetime of carelessness, a moment of regret.
My great journey began with kierkigaard. His simplicity and wit is a good conversation. He turned towards a divinity as well. If many of the philosphers knew the science of today... my enchanted have we become. We only wish to live lives respectable to the gods.
Having suffered much in my life, I too can feel a sense that much of the adult world I relied on has failed. I can’t help but feel inspired by Kierkegaard and his words of pertaining to the absurd, laughing in the face of hopelessness.
Jeez, man. This is may be the best video ever. To put these ideas forth in such a precise, clear manner is unreal. Thank you.
Well I am really happy to be the part of that "little of you" who does the leap of Faith. Never regretted it in any way thanks to God.
The leap of faith is stupid and weak. You can't bear reason.
I have in my hands, almost like chains, what to sacrifice to make this leap. In fact, the chains are very much ingrained. But with the leap, I'd leave what kills me.
And it's so strange and difficult to hear that I'm a person who is also a spirit
Kirkegaard means cemetery.
Quite ironic.
Graveyard, it means graveyard.
+Martin Jakobsen same thing
If you're asking if I'm danish, then yes
søren means damn
@Chode Master, I take it you're Danish and accept this as a joke
I love Kierkegaard's views on life and death. It really helps me when I go through difficult times in my life.
"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards" -Kierkegaard
I liked that quote.
Paradoxically , it cheers us up to think this way
you should read sartre:)
What a beautiful summary of Soren Kierkegaard!
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.„
_Soren Kierkegaard
I love that Kierkegaard takes humor seriously and *profoundly* considers it and it’s place in our human existence
What a beautiful understanding of human condition, leap of faith. This is Tao at its liberation, well-guarded secret for Taoism, yet being deciphered so simple in Christianity. When you think life backwards, you are in seeking that faith, but you live life forwards to take that leap of faith, but the angus hunting you down, drag you feet, confuse you with all temptations, even the temptation itself........., how marvelous for one to take that leap, how marvelous for one to have his faith, to lose his mind for having his faith, few would understand his angus, but everyone going through his leap of faith unknowingly, the greats like Abraham to the trivial bug like fly all going through it, but only faith set them apart, only angus made us cry, a foolishly wise man with self-hatred love, yet mad hope, leaped into truth-seekers' minds, Bravo!
I have boughten so many books thanks to this channel introducing me to so many great minds of this world. Thank you, please keep up the great work!
Wow, great video. Glad to see Kierkegarad found true and honest faith. A sad story, but not one without hope, he found the one good answer out their in the cosmos.
Western Philosophers: Human beings are delusional
Western Philosophers: I am going to save humanity
:DDD
Western philosophers are humans
To be fair i don't think Kierkegaard really thought that.
Gotta admire how unique each mind is.
Let me explain to you:
The same human being who is delusional, or capable of being delusional is also capable of defining the term. Therefore capable of defining his own place in the world in light of something greater.
The same individual Is capable of being selfless/fair or egoistic and selfish. Western philosophers were simply great at bringing up questions that no other civilization or society could. Because The ideal person of western society is Christ.
I studied Kierregaard while working on my BA. I still love it.
It sounds like Kierkegaard was the founder of emo.
ehrm, how about extentialism :s
Raul Gonzalez u type like an emo
@@oxxy6678 ur face reminds me of depression and alchohol abuse
Music is all about feeling... Ever heard Mozart? Or poetical filmmakers like Sion Sono?
Nah, he was more of a punk rocker. Emo’s hate themselves because society is so fucked up, Punks hate society because society is so conformist and bland.
I went through the exact same process, and I do believe that God is the only answer.
God doesn't exist. Also, which god?
Brilliant writing, needs to be explored more. Thanks for a great presentation
Don’t over think life. Live it! “And a little child shall lead them.”
My friend has read his books and couldn’t understand him. This is an excellent explanation. Basically, life is complicated but we all think it is simple, black and white, it isn’t and Kerkegaard understands this more than anybody. The forerunner of existentialism.
He beautifully sums up the pain of the world
I am so very stressed at work and there are so few things a enjoy . Thank you for the very well written bite sized docunentaries.
Have things gotten better since you posted this? These "bite sized docunentaries" (sic) are a nice break from the normal Kardashian media effluence.
4:11 "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
- Søren Kierkegaard
I have been studying philosophy this semester and I am especially drawn to this guy
Beautiful summary of the beautiful thoughts of a beautiful person
There's a lot of things here to follow up on: his writing style of indirect communication, his concept of "knight of faith" vs. "fanatic", his influence on 20th century theology and Karl Barth in particular.
Maybe my favorite philosopher. Sobering, vivid and hilarious writings.
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays,”
Søren Kierkegaard
No. It's to influence god
@@konyvnyelv.God's will is unchangeable.
I think Kierkegaard has a new fan in me. He makes SUCH absolute sense! I love God but I've been wondering about why life is so chaotic and miserable, and people keep rationally questioning my faith, when to understand God is perhaps to allow oneself to be irrational. Perhaps what we humans call "rationality" is a gross oversimplification of this universe.
Or perhaps you are too entrenched in wanting to have something magical, when it obviously isn't true that you just reject the obvious answer and make up your own. Sad.
The Mystery of the Kingdom, at least it is consistent. Ambiguous science is more troubling.
What I find interesting is how we refuse to open ourselves up to the irrationality of love for each other and instead focus it on other worldly ideas/beings. Why are we so afraid to love each other? THAT is something I have pushed for. To have Faith in other people. For so much of my young life I envied the faithful, now I wonder what prevents them from broadening such faith to their neighbor.
@@JoseAmaya-gp2yb of course an atheist has to be a dick about someone else's beliefs
@@platoniczombie because to know what real love is is to know God and Jesus. Some people like another person, have infatuation, or feel attraction towards them for their ideas, looks, whatever else... this is fine, but if we are to truly love another person, it helps to know what it actually means, and to discover it from the source of Love. Jesus endured the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of people far into the future even beyond us, despite many of them still today hating him and rejecting the gospel, just to have a CHANCE that they might be saved by his deeds. Our neighbors don't need our faith-- they need our true love, honesty, and compassion insofar as us humans are capable. And by living a life devoted to God and understanding Jesus' love, we are granted the strength to do that.
He also speaks of 'possibility' in life which is more that mere positive thinking. I also like that exercise he had where he said if your life were to be repeated over and over again from this point would it fill you full of dread or joy. That's a real litmus test about the quality of your life.
A good dose of philosophy along with daring and unorthodox thoughts and ideas are paramount in this life.
I love this guy. amazing insight
Thank you for this video. I've loved Kierkegaard even before I moved to Copenhagen. When I visited his tomb on Assistens Kirkegård, I almost cried.
Incidentally (for non-Danish speakers out there), kirkegård is the modern Danish spelling of "kierkegaard", which literally means "churchyard", and churchyards in Denmark mean cemetery, so: kierkegaard = kirkegård = cemetery. :)
I wish you a million subscribers by the end of this year, TSOL!
What does my last name mean then? 😅
My fav philosopher ever
What a coincidence
Right now I'm doing my assignment on Soren Kierkegaard "Stages of Life's"
And look at youtube so generous of recommending me to this channel :)
Kierkegaard sounded like a good bloke, and your video explained him simply and succinctly. He’s a hard read! Thanks!
By increasing the number of our regrets, we gain wisdom.
Perhaps one could regret creating so many regrets.
“To have faith is to lose your mind and win God”
-Soren Kierkegaard
His conception of "god".
Mostly? Nah!
Examples: Gregor Mendel, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Roger Bacon.
Deistic views = Voltaire, Einstein
I'd love to hear yalls take on C. S. Lewis. Please make it happen!
***** I second this.. *****
***** Absolutely. +The School of Life
+Stephen Morris This channel dislikes religion if you havent noticed. But I too would like to see that.
+Michael Smith then why'd they do a video on Kierkegaard? They're subjective alright.
***** LOL did you notice how they dismissed one of his greatest proposals as nonsense? The leap of faith?
so grateful for the existence of this channel.
As always, well done! Thank you. Kierkegaard's greatest agony, I fear, is to be Kierkegaard.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE KIERKEGAARD. GOD EXISTS
Kierkegaard was the first to recognize that because humans have free will, as a result, humans will despair. If you have free will, then you can potentially achieve greatness in many things. It is because we do not achieve greatness in many things that we despair. How do we deal with this realization psychologically? So many people waste their lives away because they internally believe they cannot achieve their greatness aka their full potential. In this sense, Kierkegaard hit on a fundamental issue of being human: "I can never achieve what I am capable of" (my own words). He was the first to recognize this problem philosophically, and it is a problem that people still wrestle with till this day. It is the struggle and the beauty of being human.
Free will doesn't exist
We used to spell it Angest but it’s considered old Danish (it’s still today the proper title of the book) Today we just call it angst as in English.
Thanks for this great video!! Always fun to brush up and revisit stuff you’ve forgotten long ago.
I used to laugh as this solution, but then I started practicing Nichiren Buddhism, chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and actually felt happy. I felt that kind of happiness that sets roots in your being and sustains you even in the darkest of times.
I am often comforted by the words in the Lotus Sutra that remind us that life is hard, especially in these "evil times," but that the happiness is possible though Buddhist practice.
How is it possible?
@@ilqar887 How is what possible?
Best breakdown of his works I've heard so far! Thanks!
Refuse to love for the love.
My man is a legend
The only intelligent response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it! Yes! That's it! That's what I've been looking for my whole life.
most of Kierkegaard philosophical thoughts sound similar to the biblical King Solomon's(Ecclesiastes)
I know u made thing comment a long time ago but I gotta say that solomon was the wisest human ever so lol
@Rardd5 how on earth did you come to that conclusion? Take for example Ecclesiastes 3:11-13: I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor-it is the gift of God.
I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it."
The whole of ecclesiastes talks of men only finding vanity in seeking their own will and earthly desires, and that only in God, doing his will, and living righteously can anyone find true meaning.
@Rardd5 So why does the author of Eccelesiastes conclude with the demand for everyone to "fear God and keep His commandments"?? (Eccelesiastes 12:13)
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
@@icwhatudidderr Solomon spoke that all is vain, and that even his greatest work will be out of his hand when he died. So it all seemed like it was fruitless toiling. So in his mind, he felt no better off than a man who had nothing, and no wiser than a foolish person in the end, As death is a equalizer of all men. Its a period of bleakness that he expresses in his writings that hes drawing the comparison to.
Thank you so much. A wonderful video. when awakened and read Soren Kierkegaard philosophy, i began to laugh until i die. my view of life changed. how it is really great to be an Individualism and live meaningless life going no where. Either/ or is a masterpiece.
Danish and proud. Germanic peoples have a rich history of thought perspective realization philosophy and life itself.
Its funny how death has been one of the favorite topics of his, when his surname basically means "cemetery"
I never even thought of that. And i'm a dane!
Kierkegaard is the guy I'll get a beer with.
One of my favourites, I live half my life with him and other half with spinoza
You shoukd read, "Works of Love"
Camus is like a polor opposite of spinoza and keirkeergaard.
Thank you for this video and the others. This one specifically has been incredibly meaningful to me over the past several years. I think on Kierkegaard and these quotes introduced here on the regular.
Kierkegaard, I love you.
Either live in greater suffering learning more & more of humanities futility or lose your mind to ignorance.
Ha, well put. I didn't see it that way until you said it. It's so very true, too.
Josh Neubert Until you become a sage and not a philosopher...don't understand this comment? Get a dictionary and see what the difference between a sage and a philosopher is and you will understand.
+Josh Neubert ignorance is bliss........... if ur happy and have a good attitude
+Josh Neubert I believe this is the point of the fable of Adam and Eve and the Tree of Knowledge.
the logical conclusion of that is not breeding (perpetuating humanity)
do you agree?
Made my philosophical thesis in undergrad college under kierkegaard's influence. Either Or
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
Your voice is fabulous, even when you're speaking about the most pessimistic of philosophies I feel soothed.
I am here after watching your take on Schopenhauer.
Lovely. Just lovely.
I think Soren has become my new hero
"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!"
― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Having read Soren 'religiously' for 45 years now, the majority of that time as a missionary, his attack on the established, conformed, comfortable church leadership--from the standpoint of the imitation of Christ--is the most crucial issue facing 'an individual' today. Do we trust and obey Christ or do we not, careful to not imitate the priests/pastors of western evangelical leadership. It means radical pacifism, house churches, calling environmental destruction a sin, etc. then living that out as an individual. Soren, as a writer you have no match. Knowing your prayers though, every time you put pen to paper you gave Christ unending thanks.
this video (and all from this channel) is simply amazing.
Fantastic video! Thank-you.
SO WELL DONE. Thank you!
Soren is my philosophical twin.
then please do me a favour and explain the concept of anxiety to me. I don't get it at all
Thank you, Erdimir Putogan, you managed to silence these kids.
Erdimir putogan anxiety is a mood of uneasiness, meaning "not at home" which comes from realizing you are truly control of your own ship, and is a compass to lead you to your "home"
Twøøn
Could you make a video like this, about philosophers and their philosophies, that are still alive? It would be nice to see evens and odds between new and old philosophers. Awesome videos btw, i enjoy them all!
"The thing is to understand myself:
The thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die.
That is what I now recognize as the most important thing."
- Soren Kierkegaard
Thanks a lot! This guy was both tragic and humorous. Especially love how he views the incompatibilities between marriages and romantic love. Anyways thanks for sharing
"one of the few philosophers one can turned to when the world let us down; once the sentimental illusions fall away"