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Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , , ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first Existentialism, existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, Christianity, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", giving priority to concrete human reality over abstraction, abstract thinking and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment. He was against literary critics who defined Idealism, idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, and thought that Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedenborg, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Hegel, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Fichte, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Schelling, Friedrich Schlegel, Schlegel, and Hans Christian Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Christian Kierkegaard
Niels Christian Kierkegaard (24 September 1806 – 14 August 1882) was a Danish draftsman and lithographer. Biography Kierkegaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Anders Andersen Kierkegaard and Karen Jørgensen and was a second cousin of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1821 through 1832. In 1827 he was a student of Johan Ludwig Lund (1777–1867) and Heinrich Buntzen (1803–1892). Kierkegaard was employed as a drawing teacher at the Royal Academy and at private schools during the years 1833–1861. He exhibited some of his works at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1830–1832, 1834 and 1841. After that he focused on his teaching and less on his own works. Kierkegaard typically signed his works C.K. He died unmarried in Copenhagen and was buried at Assistens Cemetery Assistens Cemetery ( da, Assistens Kirkegård) is the name of a number of cemeteries in Denmark. The common nominator is, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
