A Comparison Of Frederique Nietzche And Soren Kerkegaard
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A Comparison Of Frederique Nietzche And Soren Kerkegaard
Existentialism finds its present-day roots in the thoughts of Frederique Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard. Nietzsche's declaration that "G-d is dead" symbolizes the end of Western philosophy's metaphysical quest. No one has communicated so brilliantly a sense of the absurdity that humans are at the same time reliant and independent. Kierkegaard also focuses on each person's search for meaning, but unlike Nietzsche, offers a "leap of faith" in G-d as the way through which such meaning can be discovered.
Soren Kierkegaard and Frederique Nietzsche both felt that life was irrational. They stood on familiar ground and were thinkers who chose not to follow the organized approach to philosophy like those before them did. Both realized that no method of philosophy worked separately from its creator's prejudices. Any subjective viewpoint is biased, making objectivity impossible to be obtained in any moral model. In addition, both Kierkegaard and Nietzsche were infatuated with the current situation of affairs in the world. In western society, men and women go about their day in a behavior mocking the possibility that there is an all-powerful G-d governing their affairs, yet they announce their devotion to G-d when questioned. They both recognized this: G-d no longer existed in religion. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche believed that this was something that held us back from our true potential. However, in their attempts to resolve this moral condition, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard had different positions in their search for a cure. The foundations of their moral structures were built upon conflicting ideas. Kierkegaard's used Christianity and Nietzsche's used the idea of individualism and independence.
Kierkegaard saw religious downfall as a chance to renew Christian beliefs, a chance to embrace the New Testament's original teachings. Kierkegaard's country and religion were ethically ruined. When social forces pressure people to believe in the governing...
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