1. EDUCATIONAL GIANT:
SOREN KEIRKEGAARD
Philosopher, Poet, religious Author, Theologian, and Social Critic

2. EARLY LIFE
orn in 1813 in Copenhagen
Denmark
aised in a religious family
is father was an intensely
religious man but be believed his
sins had condemned his children
to die before the age of 33

3. openhagen University
EDUCATION
ducated at Borgerdydskolen, a
boys school
ttended Copenhagen University
tudied philosophy and theology

4. SOREN AND REIGNE
n 1837 Soren met Reigne Olsen
years later in 1839 he proposed
lmost a year later he broke off
the engagement claiming to be
unfit for marriage

5. WRITINGS
oren Kierkegaard wrote in the
field of psychology, religious
works, poetry and philosophical
papers
mployed literary methods such
as irony, humor, satire, polemic,
and parady.

6. PHILOSOPHY
What matters is to find a purpose, to see what it really is that God wills
that I shall do; the crucial thing is to find truth…to find the idea for
which I am to live and die”-Soren Keirkegaard
elief that the individual is important and has a purpose
oncerned with finding truth.

7. PHILOSOPHY
ndirect communication in writing
nspired by the teachings of Christ and Socrates, it encourage in the
reader self-reflection
ntentionally confusing, and contained riddles
ncourages a way of thinking that would help people come to their
own conclusions.

8. EXISTENTIALISM
ndividual has choices
evolts against social control over the individual/despises conformity
ndividual determines their development in life through choices.
mphasizes uniqueness

9. EXISTENTIALISM IN
EDUCATION
tudents are encouraged to decide for themselves what is true
ppreciation of the individual and awareness of self comes before
subject matter
tudents have more control over what they learn
umanities emphasized

10. EXISTENTIALISM IN
EDUCATION
tudents are encouraged to decide for themselves what is true
ppreciation of the individual and awareness of self comes before
subject matter
tudents have more control over what they learn
umanities emphasized