Concepts, like individuals, have their histories, and are j… - Søren Kierkegaard

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Concepts, like individuals, have their histories, and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals.

Søren Kierkegaard

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About Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish Christian philosopher and theologian, considered to be a founder of Existentialist thought and Absurdist traditions. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology and philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables.

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Pen Names: Victor Eremita • A • Judge William • Johannes de silentio • Constantine Constantius • Young Man • Vigilius Haufniensis • Nicolaus Notabene • Hilarius Bookbinder • Johannes Climacus • Inter et Inter • H.H. • Anti-Climacus • B • Johannes de Silentio • Constantin Constantius • P. CH. Kierkegaard

Native Name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

Alternative Names: Kierkegaard • Climacus • Sören Aaby Kierkegaard

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What distinguishes all love from lust is the fact that it bears an impress of eternity.

In the deepest sense, the being in a state of sin is the sin, the particular sins are not the continuation of sin, they are expressions of its continuation.

I would rather be a swineherd, understood by the swine, than a poet misunderstood by men.

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories, and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. - Søren Kierkegaard

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