Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy has been a major influence in the development of 20th century philosophy, especially Existentialism and Postmodernism. Kierkegaard was a 19th century Danish philosopher
Søren Kierkegaard
In Fear and Trembling, Johannes de Silentio analyzes Abraham's action to sacrifice Isaac. Silentio argues that Abraham is a knight of faith.
"In the public and the like, the individual is nothing, ... the numerical is constitutive ... the individual is nothing, and in the public he is not, in any profound sense, anything either". -Journals
Three stages of life. (The circles' sizes are for illustrative purposes only.)
Existentialism
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Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that explore the human individual's struggle to lead an authentic life despite the apparent absurdity or incomprehensibility of existence.
Philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard
…Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy has been a major influence in the development of 20th century philosophy, especially Existentialism and Postmodernism. Kierkegaard was a 19th century Danish philosopher who has been called the "Father of Existentialism". His philosophy also influenced…
Sisyphus, the symbol of the absurdity of existence, painting by Franz Stuck (1920)
French philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, novelist, and playwright Albert Camus
Adolphe Menjou (left) and Kirk Douglas (right) in Paths of Glory (1957)