PHIL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Arthur Schopenhauer, Christian Discourses, Regine Olsen
28 Jul 2020
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The dane kierkegaard is the second lone ranger among the 19th century anti-rationalists. Schopenhauer was tenaciously opposed to the hegelian speculative philosophy and developed his own thoughts, he was practically unnoticed during his life. Almost all his writings bear pseudonyms, and his fame only began at the beginning of the present century, when he was overlooked by the existentialists. S ren kierkegaard was born in 1813 in copenha- gue; his youth was marked by the personality of his father who was suffering from a terrible melancholy because of his conviction that he was condemned by god. The young s ren received an extremely religious education, in the. He began his theological studies in 1830, but very soon he devoted himself more to philosophy, literature and history. He led the life of a dandy, enjoying life without any decision until he attempted suicide in 1836.
