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Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂 Today we talk about Soren Kierkegaard and his views on the function and value of religion.
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[@hroark8573]

Man, your channel is gold. I used to think philosophy was a hobby of crackpot old fools and people who want to appear knowledgeable. Didn't know what I was missing out till now - not just what all these thinkers have to say but also the way you put it forward is very appealing. I don't know how I ended up here, but I am glad I did. Keep up the good work mate!

[@ffffffffffffffff5840]

Sophists poison the well a lot and give good faith philosophers a bad name

[@mle9852]

Your voice is lovely. You speak at a pace that makes it possible for one to reflect upon the subject. That is so imortant! Thanks!

[@nightoftheworld]

Kierkegaard was like “think hard but take initiative damn it.”

[@makeshiftaltruist7530]

Made me appreciate Kierkegaard a whole lot more! Thanks!

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Interesting channel to stumble upon... Peace, brutha.

[@thepurpleberry]

It's rare that you find a fair take on Kierkegaard! Great video! Cheers!

[@amitbhaskar1765]

I loved the show as someone loves a book that though doesn't give him the answer he is seeking but still makes the question more clear. The someone who has lost himself in the Infinite, this leap of faith has to be based, at least partially, on self-awareness. But this is where the 'solution' broke my heart. The ideas of possibilities open before a person keep changing his awareness about his personality. I know the sketchy features of the personality I will attain to if I take a leap in a career as a civil officer. I also sense what i will become if this leap is towards going into the corporate... and so on. Philosophically speaking, the leap is also a decision but the ability to decide is precisely what is suspended in the first place in someone lost in the infinite. Thanks Kierkegard anyway!

[@spiltmilk8868]

I dig this. Honestly I have a lot a beef with the way Kierkegaard's been explained to me in the past, so I was looking for clarification on Kierkegaard's valuation of pre-christian philosophy but this is so much better because I am totally, 100% lost in the finite... I didn't even know. I was content to think of it as shadowboxing with potentiality but I see now the trap I've caught myself in... Thanks for making this video! I appreciate your engaging and animated diction.

[@st_magna]

My favorite Philosopher of all time

[@Toasty373]

Thank you for being a genuine human being

[@bradhanney185]

This episode has been an excellent insight into Kierkegaard's work, I'm definitely gonna read more of his stuff

[@YoucefKe]

A nice wake up call, Thanks!

[@nightoftheworld]

8:45 “To lose yourself in the infinite is to be in a sort of _analysis paralysis.“_ Which is where Zizek speaks about “doing the impossible/breaking out of the deadlock of reason/embracing the fall.”

[@alfiemikhail1106]

It's either to lose in the finite sea of the Maya or to lose in the infinite sea of the Divine. Attachment Vs Detachment Suffering Vs Peace It's easier to attach than to detach since that is the very nature or tendency of everyone of us, who are born in the realm of Maya

[@DaniloInderWildi]

That really made skyrocket my interest in Kierkegaard. Might someone tell me in which works Kierkegaard examines those notions of leap of faith, losing oneself in the (in)finite etc. in a way accessible to the newcomer?

[@timhorton2486]

Danilo In-der-Wildi it’s in a lot of his works with the works Fear And Trembling, and Either/Or being paramount. You can always buy a companion or an anthology, which I can almost guarantee will include the most “important” works on these topics.

[@willherring1105]

@@timhorton2486 I'm a little late to this question, but The Present Age is also massively built on these questions as well

[@Johnconnor806]

Great show as always many thanks 🙏

[@hannahnymous]

I needed to hear this. Thank you thank you!!!

[@adalbertoribeirolima278]

This episode is so good. I couldn't find the transcript of this episode on the website though. Could you please make it available?

[@sorenlampe951]

best channel on youtube

[@abelphilosophy4835]

Hi there professor, thanks for this great channel. Do you happen to have an audio podcast also? Thanks

[@jayvankar6889]

yes. with the same name on Spotify or possibly other platforms.

[@sitsapesan]

wow amazing channel

[@christinemartin63]

Often a brush with death is just the motivation one needs for self actualization 😉.

[@alittax]

Stephen, do you have a degree in Philosophy?

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[@nightoftheworld]

18:00 *corruption of christian reason* “millions of men live and die they’re just numbers and the numerical becomes their horizon, that is to say they are just copies. And Christianity, which in the divine love wants everyone to be an individual, has been transformed by human bungling into the exact opposite.”

[@mrigank8822]

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