A Long, Gentle Exploration of Søren Kierkegaard's Philosophy

Ever feel like everyone's trying to solve life like it's some kind of puzzle? Kierkegaard had a different take. This Danish philosopher spent his whole life exploring what it really means to exist, to choose, to believe in something when nothing makes sense.

In this 3+ hour deep dive, we explore Kierkegaard's world, his thoughts on anxiety (which he called "the dizziness of freedom"), his stages of life, the whole leap of faith thing, and why he thought modern society was basically making us all lose ourselves in the crowd. We'll explore his pseudonyms, his broken engagement that haunted him forever, his concept of despair as "the sickness unto death," and his fierce takedown of comfortable Christianity.

This isn't a lecture. It's a long, gentle walk through the mind of someone who believed life isn't something you figure out—it's something you live, inwardly, one choice at a time.

Perfect for studying, unwinding, or drifting off with some genuinely deep thoughts.

Topics covered: Existentialism • Subjective truth • The aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages • Anxiety and freedom • Despair and the self • Faith and Abraham • Works of Love • The individual vs the crowd • Critique of Hegelian philosophy • The attack on Christendom

Based on primary texts by Kierkegaard and scholarly secondary sources.