Kierkegaard

American  

[keer-ki-gahrd, keer-kuh-gawr] / ˈkɪər kɪˌgɑrd, ˈkir kəˌgɔr /

noun

1. Sören Aabye 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian.

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Kierkegaard British  

/ ˈkirɡəɡɔːr, ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd /

noun

1. Søren Aabye (ˈsøːrən ˈɔːby). 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian. He rejected organized Christianity and anticipated the existentialists in emphasizing man's moral responsibility and freedom of choice. His works include Either/Or (1843), The Concept of Dread (1844), and The Sickness unto Death (1849)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Kierkegaardian
  adjective

Example Sentences

But, Kierkegaard added, “I don’t know if the will is there.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

Life, the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once said, can be understood only backward, but it must be lived forward.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

“It’s Scandinavian and pretentious but Kierkegaard once said ‘We can only understand life backwards, but we’re forced to live it forwards,”’ says Trier.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

And that’s the statement in “Soul,” this Kierkegaard idea that you could live a life of meaninglessness ... but if you could, find something that is true for you.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2021

All the rooms in the Hotel Filosoof were named after filosoofers: Mom and I were staying on the ground floor in the Kierkegaard; Augustus was on the floor above us, in the Heidegger.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green