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Definition of Kierkegaard
1. Noun. Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kierkegaard
Literary usage of Kierkegaard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"From his early childhood Kierkegaard had regarded the old bishop of Zealand, ...
For a long time Kierkegaard hoped that Mynster would admit tliat the ..."
2. The Philosophy of Religion on the Basis of Its History by Otto Pfleiderer (1887)
"... of the purely transcendental, and therefore anti- rational view of Christianity,
we do not find in Kaftan: we do find it in the Dane, Soren Kierkegaard. ..."
3. A Brief History of Modern Philosophy by Harald Høffding (1912)
"We shall consider Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) only as a philosopher, leaving
out of account his aesthetic and religious activities, which have taken such ..."
4. Christendom Anno Domini MDCCCCI ...: A Presentation of Christian Conditions by William D. Grant, Charles Cuthbert Hall (1902)
"Among Danish theologians of prominence are the names of Marten- een and Kierkegaard,
the latter being one of the most original ..."
5. The Book Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore (1900)
"Like Nietzsche himself, Kierkegaard is a leader in what may be considered the
chief philosophical movement of the latter half of the century, ..."