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A review by opheliapo
The Sickness unto Death by Søren Kierkegaard
5.0
'People ... shriek that help is impossible without ever taxing their minds on how to find help, and afterwards they ungratefully lie.' (P.70)
Regardless what your religious allegiance may be, The Sickness Unto Death is a defining insight into the personal development of the ego and the self.
It is an incredibly dense read, and took me several months to get through, though I think that is due to the emotional attachment I grew to it, and thus my desire to soak up every word like Spongebob after he contracts the suds.
For me, this book acted not only as a look into Danish historical philosophy, but also as a personal insight into my own psychology.
The passages on 'The Forms of this Sickness (Despair)', 'The Despair of Wanting in Despair to be Oneself - Defiance' and 'The Continuation of Sin' were especially interesting to me, as I could relate them to myself and those closest to me. There were even a few moments when I had to take a step back and walk away for an hour or two to contemplate my own misinformed decisions and traits.
I can see myself reading this book again and again throughout my life, and learning something new from it each time. I also intend to read a considerable amount more of Kierkegaard's work.
Regardless what your religious allegiance may be, The Sickness Unto Death is a defining insight into the personal development of the ego and the self.
It is an incredibly dense read, and took me several months to get through, though I think that is due to the emotional attachment I grew to it, and thus my desire to soak up every word like Spongebob after he contracts the suds.
For me, this book acted not only as a look into Danish historical philosophy, but also as a personal insight into my own psychology.
The passages on 'The Forms of this Sickness (Despair)', 'The Despair of Wanting in Despair to be Oneself - Defiance' and 'The Continuation of Sin' were especially interesting to me, as I could relate them to myself and those closest to me. There were even a few moments when I had to take a step back and walk away for an hour or two to contemplate my own misinformed decisions and traits.
I can see myself reading this book again and again throughout my life, and learning something new from it each time. I also intend to read a considerable amount more of Kierkegaard's work.