Kierkegaard - Sea of Faith - BBC documentary (Part 1 of 2)

[MyKareem33]

At 03:34 , I thought he was going to kill the sheep, like Abraham did.

[TheYoungTurds1]

in part 2, where they quote kierkegaard about the clown warning of fire in the theatre, that is quoted from Either/Or.

[shinobirastafari]

@TheYoungTurds1 Correct:

"A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to the general applause of wits who believe it's a joke."

[GoldenGateNum9]

@shinobirastafari Tommy Cooper - Live from her Majesty’s,

"I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to the general applause of wits who believe it's a joke,"

dam fucking straight.!!

[donald2409]

If there is only one Kierkegaard book to read it is 'Practice in Christianity' (the Hong and Hong translation is superb). Of it he wrote: "Without a doubt it is the most perfect and truest thing I have written..."

[MrTwistopen]

when the guy spins around to look at the camera at 11:30 ...hahahaaha.. dynamic

[Bozpot]

Gosh, Colin Jeavons looks bloody marvellous!

[FeelingFreshSon]

Kierkegaard was brilliant...probably never need to say anything ever

about religion just because of him.

[Formica45]

Kierkegaard is the snits!

[Hauntedscotland]

Fantastic!!! This is the actor who plays inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock-Holmes-Series with Jeremy Brett!! Did not think Lestrade had some genius in him after all....!

[skwbtm1]

You can read his journals and find out about who he said he was instead of what existenialist philosophers say he was. Search Journals & Papers of Søren Kierkegaard - Natural Thinker

[danielk6761]

I thought Kierkegaard's hair could never exist in real life. This BBC actor has proven me wrong :P

[DrWhy99]

He wasn't.....Dr Why 

[UnitedWeDivide]

I can only hope Kierkegaard wasn't this dramatic in real life.

[PhillipNicewaner]

@UnitedWeDivide: While I cannot say he spoke in such a way as the actor, he was filled with deep and dramatic feelings. In many portions of his writings, he dealt with despair and loneliness (at the heart being battles with his own through both the death of his father and the loss of Regine Olsen). Read The Sickness Unto Death and Either/Or for a fairly good exposure to this.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@UnitedWeDivide no, maybe more

[lralon]

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[davidleaver]

Superb

[steveygee1]

Thank you for sharing this. It provides an interesting summary of Kierkegaard's thinking.

[moggydave]

Anyone know what works are being quoted from Kierkegaard here?

[GordonMorrice]

@moggydave The Sickness Unto to Death is quoted at least twice. I need to read more of K's work. He is as amusing as Schopenhauer, Stirner and Nietzsche at times. The true Great Dane, A Pandora's Box of darkly magical thinking.