Søren Kierkegaard and the First Explosion of Individualism

A philosopher who encouraged people to reflect on who they are and change their way of being

Douglas Giles, PhD
Inserting Philosophy
7 min readOct 24, 2021

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Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard (The proper Danish pronunciation of his name is “sorn KEER-ke-go.”) rebelled against the dominant view that people are nothing more than a part of a historical process…

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Inserting Philosophy

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://linktr.ee/dgilesphd