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Kierkegaard’s Leap of Faith
- robg 4y ago“So, too, does Kierkegaard advocate a leap, not out of reason or against reason (the swimmer has done some intellectual preparation), but recognizing that forward movement in life is not primarily a function of our rational capacities but our will and our trust. Forward movement in faith is also the product of a decision and choice. While you can inherit your parents’ looks and money, you cannot inherit their faith, as it is a spiritual category. Kierkegaard is fond of sayings like, “every generation must begin anew.”
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoInteresting. If I understand correctly, most of those who followed Kierkegaard philosophically understood the leap as being somewhat more opposed to reason than this quote would indicate.