Kierkegaard
Either/Or, Fear and Trembling
The father of existentialism, though he would have hated the label. Writing under pseudonyms, he explored the stages of existence — aesthetic, ethical, religious — with an intensity and indirection that anticipated the twentieth century's obsession with authenticity.
Key works
- Either/Or1843— The aesthetic versus the ethical life
- Fear and Trembling1843— Abraham, Isaac, and the leap of faith