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Søren Kierkegaard quotes on authenticity

2 verified English passages where Søren Kierkegaard’ s thought meets questions of authenticity.

Søren Kierkegaard on authenticity

Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) approaches authenticity within Christian existentialism. Truth in existential matters concerns appropriation; anxiety reveals possibility, and faith cannot be reduced to objective proof. Systematically, the teaching links faith, anxiety, individual into a practical and theoretical whole. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets authenticity most directly—useful for searches such as “søren kierkegaard quotes on authenticity.”

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  1. Despair is the sickness unto death — the self's refusal to be itself.
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    The Sickness unto Death
  2. Despair is not to will to be oneself — or else to will to be oneself.