Peri
Chapman
Dr.
Oliver
CoPhil #9
12
December 2017
Soren Kierkegaard
A lot of Kierkegaard’s work was
about truth, and individuality. Along with that, he discussed the importance of
the minority. Although it is seemed, as the minority is the weaker of the two
(regarding majority), Kierkegaard’s belief was that they were stronger. They
were stronger individuals who have a real opinion. Versus the majority who
conform together because they have no opinion. Conformity is a survival
strategy that the majority uses to cover their denial about.
“Subjectivity is truth” and “truth
is subjectivity”, meaning truth is subjective to each individual, which overall
doesn’t make sense. It makes sense to believe everybody has his or her own
ideas about different things, but the truth cannot change. If the truth were
subjective to each individual, there would never be a right truth. Each
individual would have different “truths” that would only necessarily make sense
to him or her. So regarding the question
of why wouldn’t Kierkegaard say, “belief is subjectivity and subjectivity is
belief”, I believe it is because his overall philosophy was very focused on
individuality. In his mind, individuality is everything that makes a person who
they are, so “subjectivity is truth” and “truth is subjectivity” is what makes
sense to him. To continue, should we shun talk about each of us having our own
truth? I would not say it should be shunned, but it is also something that can
be very controversial and there are no legitimate answers for it. Our own truth
will always be different than others because no one person is the same.
Kierkegaard’s philosophy is
extremely personal. Most of what he believes revolves or finds its way back to the
concept of individuality. He believes that the individuals are completely in
control of their own free will. This brings us to his existential theory. He
believes that the human existence is never a finished process and in which the
individual has the responsibility of his choices.
After learning more about
Kierkegaard, I do believe that some of his theories make complete sense. But in
the same sense that the individual is not in control of absolutely everything,
the only things you can control completely are your own thoughts and own self.
So while still being an individual, being in a group of others also gives them control
of some aspects.
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