Part Two of The Sickness Unto Death In the last post I discussed the first part of Søren Kierkegaard's work, The Sickness Unto Death. In it I discussed the the nature of what Kierkegaard describes as despair. It was shown that he believed that despair was the wanting to be other than ones self or … Continue reading The Sin of Despair
Existentialism
The Sickness of Despair
Part One of The Sickness Unto Death For many who are of a secular mind, life is an experience that ends with death. It is a fundamental understanding of life that it does not go on forever. Because of this, life and all its eccentricities and its trivialities will cease to be of concern to … Continue reading The Sickness of Despair
Sartre and Existentialism
Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the most, if not the most, familiar names in modern existentialism. Known mostly for his introductory work Existentialism is a Humanism and his principal work On Being and Nothingness; Jean-Paul Sartre's benefaction to the forum of existential philosophy cannot be understated. Much of what we understand to be existential thought, though commonly attributed … Continue reading Sartre and Existentialism
