Is his writing not some of the most raw, poetic pieces of honest prose? Of the most human insight into the deepest of one individual's complexity of thought? Kierkegaard's "seducer" was one of the best figures in any fiction I have ever encountered.
It is not misanthropy, because it is not Kierkegaard's voice. It is part of his Either/Or, and in the end the answer is neither. In this case the seducer, in insinuating himself into the vision of his objectives, loses himself. We usually think the seduced woman loses her will, but the seducer is subject to the same destiny, only he brings it upon himself. The Diary of a Seducer is a chronicle of a man who has lost his own will in the process of remaking himself for that sole task of seduction.
"Sleeping is no mean art. For its sake one must stay awake all day." - Nietzsche
alifeofreason 5 months ago
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Søren Kierkegaard is the greatest danish philosopher of all time !!!!
MrFilmWorld 1 year ago
Søren Kierkegaard is the greatest danish philosopher ever!!!!
MrFilmWorld 1 year ago
Is his writing not some of the most raw, poetic pieces of honest prose? Of the most human insight into the deepest of one individual's complexity of thought? Kierkegaard's "seducer" was one of the best figures in any fiction I have ever encountered.
TheScarletEphemeral 2 years ago
I was trying to write you a response to your video in Cordelia's words, but it was too long and you tube wouldn't except it.
bug240 2 years ago
What do you like about this passage?
JayPhilosopher 2 years ago
Ha. He was such a misanthrope. The way he played with those young girls' minds for amusement.
ms198610 2 years ago
It is not misanthropy, because it is not Kierkegaard's voice. It is part of his Either/Or, and in the end the answer is neither. In this case the seducer, in insinuating himself into the vision of his objectives, loses himself. We usually think the seduced woman loses her will, but the seducer is subject to the same destiny, only he brings it upon himself. The Diary of a Seducer is a chronicle of a man who has lost his own will in the process of remaking himself for that sole task of seduction.
Lifszyc 2 years ago
For me,
Either/Or is of such enduring relevance that
there is no moment in
my life it could not
comment on intelligently.
Under its cover I learned to stand before myself, defenselessly (SaCitPA).
Excellent Reading.
Like those held for the poets in ancient Greece -- where
the best recitation of Homer and Hesiod was rewarded with a prize, there
should be contests for the reading of Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard.
Newton1692 2 years ago