Soren Kierkegaard - 3 Biographies

SØREN KIERKEGAARD (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. His thought has exerted a profound influence on 20th century philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature.

"The day will come when not only my writings, but precisely my life -- the intriguing secret of all the machinery -- will be studied and studied," he predicted. Although Kierkegaard's life has been notoriously hard to study, so complex was the web of fact and fiction in his work, the following books are noteworthy attempts to reveal the delicate imbrication of his life and thought.


* Joakim Garff - SØREN KIERKEGAARD: A BIOGRAPHY (Princeton University Press, 2004). Translated by Bruce Kirmmse. -- ePUB

* Alastair Hannay - KIERKEGAARD: A BIOGRAPHY (Cambridge University Press, 2001). -- PDF

* Walter Lowrie - A SHORT LIFE OF KIERKEGAARD (Princeton University Press, 1970). -- PDF


For a collection of Kierkegaard's philosophical and theological works, click here.