
Either/Or (Søren Kierkegaard) - Book Review
About this episode
Either philosophy makes little sense ...... or I'm just a little stupid.
'Either/Or' by Søren Kierkegaard is a two volume work designed to investigate the life views of the aesthetic (art, beauty, pleasure) & the ethical (commitment, marriage morals). It is written in the unique form of two unknown authors and compiled by a pseudonymous editor.
I summarised the book as follows. "My overall feeling coming out of this was an exasperated 'why'. There was a lot of words but it didn't feel like much got said. There were some hints of interesting topics but I became bored by the lack of clarity and wasn't even able to finish the book."
I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:45) - Synopsis
(4:12) - The Either/Or: A seemingly unavoidable choice between two alternatives
(8:00) - Observations/Takeaways
(13:21) - Summary
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