/lit/ - Literature

>>19348885
Kierkegaard is one of those philosophers who require virtually no background. He sometimes mentions Hegel, but his references are usually quite abstract, and can be reduced to "rationalism bad" (by rationalism here Im specifically talking about philosophies like the ones of Hegel, which aim at explaining literally everything in rational terms). It is not even clear wether Kierkegaard understood Hegel in the first place, so do not sweat it too much. Unironically, the Bible is thr most important text to understand Kierkegaard.
That said, imho Fear and Trembling is a better starting point (and a literary masterpiece). Either/Or is by far one of his hardest texts.

>>19348936
Thanks man

>>19348885
i recommend "keirkegaard" by michael watts. it was assigned reading in college and i actually enjoyed it. it takes excepts from his books and events from his life and breaks it down in layman. i've not read any of his books because the language seems so verbose and burdensome.

>>19348885
Fear and Trembling requires no background except being literate. Either/Or is a harder text, particularly because Kierkegaard is hiding behind multiple fictional people, making it hard to tell at first what exactly his opinions are (hint: The aesthete, the seducer, and the ethicist are all wrong). The Sickness unto Death makes more sense if you read about Heraclitus vs. Parmenides, preferably by reading some Platonic dialogues.

the judge was based

>>19348936
>the one background you need is the bible
based, gonna go get his stuff

>>19348885
Read a real philosopher like Zapffe.

He BTFO Kierkegaard.

>>19350317
>Zapffe
Zapffe is low weight

>>19350391
Please elaborate on this, anon. Give me an alternative.

I am devastated by Zapffe's insight.

>>19348885
Nah, I started with Kierkegaard
But you will still miss out a bunch, since he has a lot of biblical references, and also on stuff like Goethe or Mozart

>>19350317
How does Zapffe compare?

>>19350391
>Zapffe
>Low weight

Someone elaborate? I can't imagine anything more brutal than Zapffe.

Bump

Is Either/Or a good place to start with Kierkegaard?

>>19350317
Grow up

>>19350680
>tfw first one i got was The Concept of Irony

>>19350682
This doesn't tell me anything

I'm sure you haven't read Zapffe

>>19350708
Get past 25 and you'll grow out of it.

>>19350747
I'm 21

What should I be reading?

>>19350899
bronze age mindset

>>19350914
I can't tell if this is serious

Bump

>>19350899
Dostoyevsky

THE MAN WROTE A TREATISE ON HOW HE STALKED A GIRL FOR MONTHS AND YOU WANK ABOUT HIS PHILOSOPHY?????????

>>19350899
1. plumbing manuals
2. electrician's manuals
3. HVAC manuals
4. Manly Hall
5. literature from ancient rome or ancient grease
GOOD LUCK FAGGOT

>>19351346
Based

>>19351365
Based and pragmatic pilled

>>19351365
>ancient grease
You should flush that out with degreaser water and then mild solvent then replace with fresh grease.

>>19351346
Either or in a nutshell