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What were his main ideas? How did he feel about individualism and religion?

2007-11-08 12:58:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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"Two of his popular ideas are "subjectivity", and the "leap to faith," popularly referred to as the "leap of faith." The leap of faith is his conception of how an individual would believe in God, or how a person would act in love. It is not a rational decision, as it is transcending rationality in favor of something more uncanny, that is, faith."
"Kierkegaard also stressed the importance of the self, and the self's relation to the world as being grounded in self-reflection and introspection. He argued in Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments that "subjectivity is truth" and "truth is subjectivity." This has to do with a distinction between what is objectively true and an individual's subjective relation (such as indifference or commitment) to that truth."
"Kierkegaard attacks the conformity and assimilation of individuals into an indifferent public, "the crowd". Although Kierkegaard attacks the public, he is supportive of communities where individuals keep their diversity and uniqueness."
He felt the Christian Church was full of hypocrisy.

2007-11-11 01:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0 0

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