Søren Kierkegaard thought model
Denmark · 1813–1855
A forerunner of existential thought who gazed into anxiety, despair, and the leap of faith.
Perspective
Truth is something lived in the first person; only by taking on the anxiety of decision does one become a self.
Value model
Individual agency80
Rational inquiry40
Risk awareness60
Social conformity30
Self-overcoming78
Practicality25
Language skepticism58
Decision principles
- Can you take on this choice as your own, as a subject?
- Are you looking away from your anxiety?
- Can you stake yourself, with passion, on this one thing?