Full Name: Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
Born: 1813
Died: 1855
Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
Fave Subjects: Right and Wrong, Decision Making, Freedom, Faith
Career Highlights:
- wrote more than 20 books
- started a new type of philosophy
- considered himself more of a writer than a philosopher
- nicknamed “The Fork” because he was good at pinning down his opponents in an argument
- wrote under the pen name Hilarius Bookbinder
Big Question:
How can we be less afraid to “leap” into new things, and not be afraid to try?
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