kierkegaard

1st concept of existence - individual

makes choices and established personal commitment

2nd concept of existence - individual

thinks existentially, decides on crucial decisions

3rd concept of existence - individual

religious self, the leap of faith, personal choice and commitment

1st stage on lifes way: aesthetic stage

• Hedonism

• Anxiety - limited

• Saturating

2nd stage on lifes way: ethical stage

• Reason

• Anxiety - guilt

• Finite

3rd stage on lifes way: religious stage

• Subjective faith

• Anxiety - doubt

• Objective uncertainty 

kierkegaards solution

• Without risk, there is no faith. And with faith, the existing individual realizes his true self - kierkegaard

• Commitment

kierkegaards rationale

What counts is not what is believed but the way it is believed