PHILOSOPHY - Soren Kierkegaard 

"And I have not stopped laughing since."

How about: "Whatever - the soup is getting cold." -Leonardo da Vinci?

Edward Hyde - Kierkegaard was clearly influenced by the works of Mudhoney, in particular their paean to cachinnation, "I Have To Laugh".

Sounds like every edgy teenager in the world.

sounds like something the joker would say tbh

Hi, could you tell me where can I find this quote? from what book I mean.

@@carloscortez3777 Soren Kierkegaard, The Journals of Kierkegaard

@@hikaruoka6509 thanks a lot !!

So nice to see folks in the comments who just get it

This quote is the best one line synopsis of movie gladiator.

Well we can't experience it without explain that to ourselves at least

@@mantabsekali920 It's hilarious!!!

Super late but this is the essence of Wittgenstein and the Tractatus ! Almost 200 years before!!

now that's bullshit lmfao

@@user-lx7sg8ks7b he means that happiness is the only way to counter act despair

@@user-lx7sg8ks7b it means people that are messed up inside often try and show a cheery persona to the world. A lot of people that seem happy on the outside end up killing themselves surprising everybody around them.

@@user-lx7sg8ks7b what makes you such a pro in philosophy?

@@user-lx7sg8ks7b Thoughtful and deep.

the power of hindsight

Cpt. Hindsight!

Kierkegaard's point was that, contrary to the systematizing thought of Hegel, who sought to categorize Being-Non-Being/Becoming, Kierkegaard was attuned to the dizzying array of possibilities that make for the horizon of the present decision.... It's just not as DAMN simple as you might think.

Great axiom.

Atrijit Das is this a Kendrick Lamar meme?

Sir George Severn it seems you missed the point...

How does that even make sense?

Love this, thanks for sharing this from Either Or. A thought from 1843 doesn't seem so irrelevant to 2018 upon reading this.

Could you explain it then Matthew?

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it can only be lived forward" -Søren Kierkegaard

Tears for Fears lyrics- "When life begins with needles and pins, It ends with swords and knives" I thought it was appropriate.

@@joshuaklein2859 freak

It may be a shout. A baby's HELLO, HOW YALL DOIN?!!!!

Except my boyfriend (still don't understand how)

Haha, my mom claimed that I did not cry when I was born. I'm still not sure I believe that, but just the fact that we can assume it's possible, makes this quote silly to me.

I think we are all misunderstood constantly. Our words cannot express how we wish to express ourselves. Only on rare occasions do we get through. Everything is off here.

He was also bullied by his spine disorder and suffered a lot from that too

He might've felt alone considering he lost 5 of his siblings, it must've caused him trauma, life can never really be the same after something like that happens

@Liam van der Vyver what did you think of him?

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Kierkegaard means graveyard

@@blakkdeaff4460 that's badass

In the same league with Desiderius Erasmus.

It do not mean graveyard, but the farm (gaard/gård) next to the church. (kirke)

@@kimnielsen5734 Kirkegaard does roughly translate to graveyard tho. The yard next to the church, is where people are burried

Opinunate ted I like that one, may I use the quote? "We live in our imaginations desiring to fulfill our phantasies" me

Only if your elders or parents don’t teach you about the past ...then you are taking the “test” without the lessons - point about history and traditions

Opinunate ted hahaha this is awesome!!!

Titus P No, we human learn from experience. There are many things our parents, teachers etc. tried to taught us, but we didnt took them. We didnt had the experience to understand the lesson.

Yeah 666th like

P r e c i s e l y

thanks, I missed that part.

Beautiful...

I disagree. I don't think faith and reason are enemys.

@@Liftercode Read Hebrews 11:1. You could change your mind after that.

I think the first one is countered by the fact that no matter what your future would have been, you would end up dying anyway. I don't know why but it makes me feel so free like knowing that makes me detached from outcome and just appreciating life

Death took a toll on him. His cynical outlook on life can be attributed to an untimely hand which was dealt at a critical age of emotional development. If you share a similar experience, I’m sure you understand where he’s coming from.

I had a fucking heart ache by reading the first quote. It's so accurate.

+randy109 Certainly attaining wisdom comes with age, but I think the process is accelerated by experience and dedication to learning. Wish I could see your library, I've still a lot of reading to do. Peace

+randy109 What path is that in which you must take steps following those of someone else? You must choose your path according to what your 'mind' decides upon, and not by the words commanding through books.

+randy109 Men and women during the 19th century did not enjoy( or loathe) the higher life expectancy rate we do today. I expect when one knows that the longest they are going to live is probably 40, they take life more seriously. Think about it, if you knew you were going to die in 5 years, would you still be doing what you re right now or would you view things differently and make different decisions.

He doesn't really seem all that nuanced. Meh.

+randy109 If you really feel Kierkegaard cared about hoarding knowledge or information, you haven't understood his work.

what if we could exercise to avoid or mnimize angst?

@@GamingMasterHD Alternatively, you could accept it. Just because we find something unpleasant does not mean that we need to fight against it. I'm not saying to bow to oppressors, but surely suffering has purpose and intent too.

to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in suffering. - Marcus Aurelius

What about those that do not feel angst; how has Sören written in those people in his script life?

@Paul Scoggins Perhaps they won't suffer.

No. It's to influence god

No. Cry more

Christianity is stupid. Kierkegaard too

+sudhindra srinivas Its Alin de Botton, a contemporary, english, philosopher

I agree.

RU-vid is full of absolutely wonderful nonsensical comments.

@@Mr.Monta77 don't be a bitch mate

He saved my life and he never knew it. Or rather, I'd like to think that he does.

He's my favorite philosopher, I named my son's middle name after him. But this video misses so much and is a cheap representation of Kierkegaard. I've got the guy's personal journals. Anyone in academia knows that his books were written under pseudonyms, he was doing philosophical thought experiments and taking the perspective of someone he didn't necessarily agree with. He wrote books based on the perspectives of characters he created. Those are brilliant enough, but they are almost works of fiction. His journals are where you really need to go. But still, imagine writing a bunch of philosophical books from the perspective of people you've created out of thin air and don't necessarily agree with, but you do it just because you want to show people that it's okay to listen to someone and entertain their ideas. A lot of books were published under pseudonyms of characters he'd created and he wrote them as though he was that person, with different views and opinions.

I've been looking at philosophers and psychologists to find inspiration in, I'm glad I feel more connected with Soren Kierkegaard than the rest like Jung, Alder or Freud.

@@luckyleo88 & what is so off putting by jung or alder i can understand Freud ?

Could you let me read it, please?

Hence why the world is in the state that it's in, uni graduates....!! as much use as an Arab's sand-shoe in Antarctica... Universities are the scourge of the human condition...representing everything un-humane...and devoid of heart...chasing another piece of paper with some fancy writing on it...just like money...a cult of no-personality...after 4 years graduates after being squared on the circle...now wishing to infect the remainder of humanity....Academia has no place in philosophy nor art....stick to statistics..

How do they connect then?? As briefly as you can😅

Wow I wrote on Bergman’s Winter Light and dedicated the thesis to Kierkegaard. Can you share more please

God doesn't exist. Also, which god?

Graveyard, it means graveyard.

+Martin Jakobsen same thing

If you're asking if I'm danish, then yes

søren means damn

@Chode Master, I take it you're Danish and accept this as a joke

Theo M. The Buddha was a historical person, with reams of early Buddhist texts (Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas) that provide a more accurate description of his philosophy than a made up quote. If someone were to say such a thing about Christ or Muhammad, people would rightly point out the mistake. Yet with the Buddha people get away with falsifying quotes just to give nonsense an air of eastern mysticism. It's downright offensive to the millions of Buddhists around the globe, and to those who know anything about what Buddhism actually teaches.

***** work backwards like algebra

akuppa if Buddhahood is the original state, and if we are all one, any quote can accurately be attributed to "Buddha"...but I will admit, you are correct, Siddhārtha Gautama Shakyamuni may not have ever uttered those exact words...if you'll notice, thats why I didn't say "-The Buddha" as many tend to do when attributing a quote directly to Siddhārtha...how does that sit with your fact checker?

Theo M. Well, people often associate "Buddha" with the historical Buddha, so it's a little disingenuous to say the least. Now, some Christians believe similar things about God and Christ. So what if I were to say, "When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" - Christ Would that make any sense? Wouldn't I rightly be accused of misrepresenting a historical figure? I don't believe the Buddha taught original Buddhahood either, but lets just say he did. Using your logic "Kill all who oppose Buddhism" - Buddha Would also be just as much a quote of Buddha.

akuppa just because "people often associate "Buddha" with "The (historical) Buddha" doesn't mean you had a legitimate reason to engage in nitpickery...but hey, who says you need legitimate reasons for anything? Someone so particular about facts and accuracy should avoid starting your points with "I don't believe the Buddha..." ...your beliefs really don't matter when you're playing this nitpicker game...You're not playing by your own rules...seems awful trolly of you...but hey, that doesn't mean we can't throw our heads back and laugh at each other, just the same :) I hope I've returned the favor, because you're giving me all sorts of chuckles lol

:DDD

Western philosophers are humans

To be fair i don't think Kierkegaard really thought that.

Gotta admire how unique each mind is.

Let me explain to you: The same human being who is delusional, or capable of being delusional is also capable of defining the term. Therefore capable of defining his own place in the world in light of something greater. The same individual Is capable of being selfless/fair or egoistic and selfish. Western philosophers were simply great at bringing up questions that no other civilization or society could. Because The ideal person of western society is Christ.

no time is ..which causes boredom.

ehrm, how about extentialism :s

Raul Gonzalez u type like an emo

@@oxxy6678 ur face reminds me of depression and alchohol abuse

Music is all about feeling... Ever heard Mozart? Or poetical filmmakers like Sion Sono?

Nah, he was more of a punk rocker. Emo’s hate themselves because society is so fucked up, Punks hate society because society is so conformist and bland.

Or perhaps you are too entrenched in wanting to have something magical, when it obviously isn't true that you just reject the obvious answer and make up your own. Sad.

The Mystery of the Kingdom, at least it is consistent. Ambiguous science is more troubling.

What I find interesting is how we refuse to open ourselves up to the irrationality of love for each other and instead focus it on other worldly ideas/beings. Why are we so afraid to love each other? THAT is something I have pushed for. To have Faith in other people. For so much of my young life I envied the faithful, now I wonder what prevents them from broadening such faith to their neighbor.

@@JoseAmaya-gp2yb of course an atheist has to be a dick about someone else's beliefs

@@platoniczombie because to know what real love is is to know God and Jesus. Some people like another person, have infatuation, or feel attraction towards them for their ideas, looks, whatever else... this is fine, but if we are to truly love another person, it helps to know what it actually means, and to discover it from the source of Love. Jesus endured the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of people far into the future even beyond us, despite many of them still today hating him and rejecting the gospel, just to have a CHANCE that they might be saved by his deeds. Our neighbors don't need our faith-- they need our true love, honesty, and compassion insofar as us humans are capable. And by living a life devoted to God and understanding Jesus' love, we are granted the strength to do that.

you should read sartre:)

His conception of "god". Mostly? Nah! Examples: Gregor Mendel, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Roger Bacon. Deistic views = Voltaire, Einstein

The leap of faith is stupid and weak. You can't bear reason.

***** I second this.. *****

***** Absolutely. +The School of Life

+Stephen Morris This channel dislikes religion if you havent noticed. But I too would like to see that.

+Michael Smith then why'd they do a video on Kierkegaard? They're subjective alright.

***** LOL did you notice how they dismissed one of his greatest proposals as nonsense? The leap of faith?

Nah it's Nietzsche

Free will doesn't exist

I know u made thing comment a long time ago but I gotta say that solomon was the wisest human ever so lol

@Rardd5 how on earth did you come to that conclusion? Take for example Ecclesiastes 3:11-13: I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor-it is the gift of God. I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it." The whole of ecclesiastes talks of men only finding vanity in seeking their own will and earthly desires, and that only in God, doing his will, and living righteously can anyone find true meaning.

@Rardd5 So why does the author of Eccelesiastes conclude with the demand for everyone to "fear God and keep His commandments"?? (Eccelesiastes 12:13)

Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

@@icwhatudidderr Solomon spoke that all is vain, and that even his greatest work will be out of his hand when he died. So it all seemed like it was fruitless toiling. So in his mind, he felt no better off than a man who had nothing, and no wiser than a foolish person in the end, As death is a equalizer of all men. Its a period of bleakness that he expresses in his writings that hes drawing the comparison to.

I think this is why the Greek and Roman Stoics were later seen as sort of an anticipation of Christ: they wrote of God as One Being and as the ultimate reality of all existence, they praised logic in dealing with hardship but also simplistic living and spontaneous good acts. The Stoic Logos, like the Christian Logos (Christ as The Word), was an intermediary between God and Man, being the Logic of the divine universe and connecting to the spark of logic in every person, if they would submit. Marcus Aurelius writes this way in his Meditations, but very importantly I remember that he also praises some teacher or mentor or predecessor for “going from one good deed to another, with his mind on nothing but God.”

You shoukd read, "Works of Love"

Camus is like a polor opposite of spinoza and keirkeergaard.

+Benaiah Sombke I think he was blaming the institution of the Church, not Chritianistty in itself. He saw the merit in the teachings of the gospel but criticized the hypocrisy of the church.

+Luis Marquez yes, but I don't think that's exactly the point Benaiah was making.

Benaiah Sombke what is your nationality? I hope I do not offend you by saying you are truly handsome and I am male by the way . Although I am not gay sometimes I appreciate beauty of boys

"Man Kierkegaard is so right about the meaningless void our society is being swallowed by, lets further descent into nihilism and hedonism that should solve it!"

You are projecting.

Perhaps one could regret creating so many regrets.

Ha, well put. I didn't see it that way until you said it. It's so very true, too.

Josh Neubert Until you become a sage and not a philosopher...don't understand this comment? Get a dictionary and see what the difference between a sage and a philosopher is and you will understand.

+Josh Neubert ignorance is bliss........... if ur happy and have a good attitude

+Josh Neubert I believe this is the point of the fable of Adam and Eve and the Tree of Knowledge.

the logical conclusion of that is not breeding (perpetuating humanity) do you agree?

Have things gotten better since you posted this? These "bite sized docunentaries" (sic) are a nice break from the normal Kardashian media effluence.

Religion has nothing to do with philosophy..thats theology...

@@TheUrantia001Kierkegard’s philosophy is called Christian Existentialism.. what are you on about?

then please do me a favour and explain the concept of anxiety to me. I don't get it at all

Thank you, Erdimir Putogan, you managed to silence these kids.

Erdimir putogan anxiety is a mood of uneasiness, meaning "not at home" which comes from realizing you are truly control of your own ship, and is a compass to lead you to your "home"

Twøøn

I never even thought of that. And i'm a dane!

How is it possible?

@@ilqar887 How is what possible?

+Benaiah Sombke Do we?

+Michael Mckesson I'm not convinced we do.

I have learned a great deal from Kierkegaard's genius. I'm a Christian (although I find myself in a conversion of sorts to Christian existentialism) and Kierkegaard's commentary on love in "Works of Love" is so compelling. He's definitely a hero of mine.

lol, i Just feel bad that there seems to be almost no original thought. it sounds like the regurgitate all the talk about religion we have all heard all of our lives without having even questioned that mainstream denunciation of it. they have confused god with religion, they have let the different HUMAN ALL TOO HUMAN interpretations of the sacred books, bias and predispose them to NOT actually seeing the wisdom in many of the sacred texts. Its just sad we hear or sniff "religion" and automatically cast off the contribution (which ironically seems pretty "religious" and an equal denunciation of different points of views [ just the kind of stuff we hate religion for]), instead of actually investigating and learn that Kierdegaard probably believed more in the intentions and positivity, which seems to be what jesus Christ actually stood for. Kierkegaard most likely believed in the feeling Jesus Christ preached to live by. its just such a shame.. its such a diluted, compartmentalized world, filled with mental traps, and cognitive programming that has some acting like robots on command. Case in point hearing Christianity and turning away like a trained f'n mutt.

Diego Lopez+ Perhaps it is a logistical limitation in how a system of thought becomes popularized. Would any of the authors of any of the ideas that have been widely established agree with how their legacy turned out?

What does my last name mean then? 😅

***** Well, that's kind of what he wanted, right? He'd probably hate this "neat" video that "properly" and "calmly" explained "the philosophy of Kierkegard". Oh well...

I think so too, he wasn't the hating type :)

Bram van den Heuvel I thought he was a pretty big Hegel hater (i kid i kid), coincidentally i can't wait for Hegel's video.