Episode #079 - Kierkegaard on Anxiety

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Episode #079 - Kierkegaard on Anxiety

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The episode explains Kierkegaard’s idea that anxiety comes from the freedom to choose who we are. Most avoid this by escaping into habits or roles, leading to quiet despair. Becoming a true self means facing that anxiety and choosing a life that feels meaningful.

Further Reading:

• Kierkegaard For Beginners by Donald D. Palmer (2007)

• Freedom and Its Misuses: Kierkegaard on Anxiety and Despair by Gregory R. Beabout (1996)

• The Sickness Unto Death by Søren Kierkegaard, translated by Alastair Hannay (1989)​

See the full transcript here.

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