Soren Kierkegaard | Philosophy's Melancholic Dane

When European Philosophy emerged from the 18th century it was enveloped in what can only be called a metaphysical fog. Adrift, and perhaps way off course, there came a light, one which gave hope of one day returning from our long voyage on this speculative sea. This light was none other than philosophies “Melancholic Dane” Soren Kierkegaard. Music: • This Too Shall Pass – Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/this-too-shall-pass/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkphilosophy/ Sources: • The Oxford History of Western Philosophy – Edited by Anthony Kenny • The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Foucault – Jeremy Stangroom & James Garvey • 501 Things You Should Have Learned About Philosophy – Alison Rattle and Alex Woolf • 101 Great Philosophers – Madsen Pirie • https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Soren-Kierkegaard • CC Attribution: • Kierkegaard Family - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkega