1. Søren Kierkegaard Alexander Grainger Sarah Laguerre Kristen Smith
Alexandra Phillips
Bailey Alewine

2. I am Søren Kierkegaard! I am a father of Existentialism.

3. Biographical information
Born May 5, 1813
Youngest of seven kids of Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard and the housemaid
Søren’s dad believed there was a curse on the family
5 of 7 of the children died
1830, went to University of Copenhagen to study theology
1838, father passed away
1840, received master’s degree from Copenhagen University

4. Spiritual history
He wasn’t really a Christian but was born to a Lutheran family
Wrote poems about religion and defended Christianity and the Christian morality in his work
He believed that the Christian faith was a matter of individual subjective passion and that faith was a really important goal in a human being
The only thing he was against was the structure of the church and would write works against the church including the Danish People’s Church

5. Aesthetic point of view
There’s three ways of living, Aesthetic, Religious, and Ethical
The aesthetic person lives in the moment
they do not have deep commitments to anything
sees life as full of possibilities that should be enjoyed
lives to better themselves and see themselves as a goal
The religious way of living is how Kierkegaard himself lived, everything is justified by God, and life is full of anxiety, suffering, but you just have to live with the consequences.

6. Philosopher's ethical point of view
Ethical individuals develop a system by which they will make choices and build relationships.
Men should use the liberties they have instead of demanding the liberties they do not.
Do not give ethical justification of his act to the community, but must simply obey the divine command.
Actions are to be in accordance with rules, and these rules are universally applicable to moral agents.
In order to arrive at a position of religious faith the individual must first embrace the ethical.

7. Other philosophers’ influence
Kierkegaard was influenced by the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Socrates, And there writing methods.
Socrates used a method of wise man reasoning. This is where he acts like he doesn't understand someone's belief forcing them to examine their own beliefs.
Plato used dialogues where characters would debate all sides of an issue the purpose of this was much the same as Socrates method of questioning. To get readers and listeners involved
Kierkegaard used similar methods in his writing he wanted to engage his readers so they could seek answers themselves

8. Bibliography
"Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, n.d. Web. 30 Sept McDonald, William. "Søren Kierkegaard." Stanford University. Stanford University, Web. 30 Sept "Søren Kierkegaard the Original Leap of Faith." Existential Primer: Søren Kierkegaard. Existential Primer, n.d. Web. 30 Sept "Søren Kierkegaard." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 03 Oct