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Old May 05, 2015, 07:07 PM
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I really like Kierkegaard. Today I learned a little more about his ideas on commitment and what it means to truly live. I think he thought that to be really alive you need to risk and decide to commit to something even though you're not 100% sure and even if it doesn't seem to make sense.

Wish me luck.
I had no idea what to think about Kierkegaard, and then I enrolled in a free MOOC class put on by the University of Copenhagen. I found I really liked his teachings. He basically argued that what really matters is one's own view of life. He encouraged everyone to determine for himself how to live the best life one was capable of, and used Socrates as a good example to follow.

I do wish you luck!
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