educational giant soren keirkegaard powerpoint
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EDUCATIONAL GIANT:SOREN KEIRKEGAARD
Philosopher, Poet, religious Author, Theologian, and Social Critic
EARLY LIFE
B
orn in 1813 in Copenhagen
Denmark
R
aised in a religious family
H
is father was an intensely
religious man but be believed his
sins had condemned his children
to die before the age of 33
C
openhagen University
EDUCATION
E
ducated at Borgerdydskolen, a
boys school
A
ttended Copenhagen University
S
tudied philosophy and theology
SOREN AND REIGNE
I
n 1837 Soren met Reigne Olsen
3
years later in 1839 he proposed
A
lmost a year later he broke off
the engagement claiming to be
unfit for marriage
WRITINGS
S
oren Kierkegaard wrote in the
field of psychology, religious
works, poetry and philosophical
papers
E
mployed literary methods such
as irony, humor, satire, polemic,
and parady.
PHILOSOPHY
“
What matters is to find a purpose, to see what it really is that God wills
that I shall do; the crucial thing is to find truth…to find the idea for
which I am to live and die”-Soren Keirkegaard
B
elief that the individual is important and has a purpose
C
oncerned with finding truth.
PHILOSOPHY
I
ndirect communication in writing
I
nspired by the teachings of Christ and Socrates, it encourage in the
reader self-reflection
I
ntentionally confusing, and contained riddles
e
ncourages a way of thinking that would help people come to their
own conclusions.
EXISTENTIALISM
I
ndividual has choices
R
evolts against social control over the individual/despises conformity
I
ndividual determines their development in life through choices.
E
mphasizes uniqueness
EXISTENTIALISM IN EDUCATION
S
tudents are encouraged to decide for themselves what is true
A
ppreciation of the individual and awareness of self comes before
subject matter
S
tudents have more control over what they learn
H
umanities emphasized
EXISTENTIALISM IN EDUCATION
S
tudents are encouraged to decide for themselves what is true
A
ppreciation of the individual and awareness of self comes before
subject matter
S
tudents have more control over what they learn
H
umanities emphasized