SÖREN KIERKEGAARD ​​(1813-1855)

               As the father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard's philosophical view is certainly much about humanity, especially its existence. Some important points in his philosophy:

-          Individuals are not placed before nothingness, but before God.

-          He regards Hegelianism as a great threat to individuals, to humans as persona.

-          What must be questioned is primarily the subjectivity of the truth, namely how truth can manifest in the lives of individuals. Objective truth - including religion - must be ingrained in the individual.

               The important thing is that I understand myself, that I see clearly what God really wants me to do. What I really need is to get a truth that is true for me, an idea that can inspire my life and death. What is the point of finding a truth that is called objective and studying all philosophical systems ... To what extent is it good for me to be able to explain the meaning of Christianity if it does not have a deep meaning for myself and my life ... "Kierkegaard seeks concrete and existential truth, an internalized knowledge (connaissance vécue), a real knowledge.

               He distinguishes humans in aesthetic, ethical and religious stages. At the aesthetic stage, human beings allow themselves to be led by a large number of sensory impressions, following the principle of pleasure, more made alive rather than living alone. Humans concern themselves with various things, but they do not involve themselves; he is only an interested audience. He can be a perfect hedonist, a "seducer" like Don Juan, or a "wise man" and a Sophist (eg, deepening philosophy and theology).

               Boredom, calmness and anxiety lead a person towards an ethical stage. Starting to realize conversion of our possibilities, our freedom, responsibility and obligations. We come to ourselves, hang our lives on the norm, grow into persona. We are increasingly binding ourselves, from the audience toperpetrator, we involve ourselves. In this stage too, humans realize their tragic and flawed state; he realized that he was full of deficiencies. He will feel annoyed because of his imperfection and moral inability and may rebel against all ethical order.

               Humans can feel themselves small and helpless while yearning for God's support and help, which stretches out His hand to help torn people (compare Matt. 5: 3). If we catch this hand and open ourselves to God, then we arrive at a religious stage. As a Christian - he dared to throw himself in

adventure to - with great intellectual uncertainty - risking his entire soul to follow in the footsteps of Christ. That Christian faith is paradoxical, as Christ is the great paradox that unites eternity and worldliness, divinity and humanity. Life as a Christian is a way of life

the highest which is the possibility of ultim and the meaning of human existence.

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