Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your lifetime?

Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by m12k on Monday January 07, 2019 @07:29AM (#18844639)

Kirkegaard's existentialism was religious in nature, in contrast to the later atheist existentialism of Sartre. So it's quite possible that from Kirkegaard's perspective, it could be possible to regret things after your death (or maybe it's just a joke - I haven't read Either/Or, so I'm not sure how far along toward his religious phase he was when he wrote it)

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Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by falcor84 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @03:10AM (#18854088)

Either/Or is noted for presenting two perspectives, with the first volume demonstrating a hedonistic take on life, and the second a more "adult" religious take.

I couldn't personally get through the second volume yet, but I plan to some day, when I'm older. In the meanwhile, I would quite recommend the first volume, which I've read twice.

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