Read “Nineteenth Century Philosophy,” pp. 905-906. Introduction to Soren Kierkegaard. We shall see that both Kierkegaard and Nietzsche will react against Hegel’s scheme of dialectical historical progress. Read about Soren Kirkegaard, the “father of existentialism,” in the introduction, pp. 962-965.
Written Assignment # 8: Describe Kierkegaard’s “three stages of life,” p. 964. At what stage would you place yourself?