How do I get into Kierkegaard? What do I need to read before

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The FUCKING Bible

Read Either/Or

>What do I need to read before starting with him?
Only The Bible, most of what has been written by the Fathers of the Church and random saints along the way, the Western philosophical tradition until Hegel and, probably, lewd 19th century Danish magazines.

Or, get a monography on the guy and use it as a guide in your exploration of his writings, eventually researching for yourself the concepts of other philosophers you are unfamiliar with.

>>9624542
doesnt his hair look exactly like a croissant

>>9624658
doesn't he look exactly like Behethoven

>>9624549
What a beautiful woman. If only more of them looked like this around here.

>>9624542
Hot opinions coming through, step aside:

Read Diary of a Seducer first. Mostly because men are often more honest in their fiction, and understanding the way Regine Olsen affected Soren Kierkegaard is really fucking important. Then read Rudolph Friedmann's "Kierkegaard." It's short, and while the author draws some obviously fanciful conclusions and has clearly drank far too much Freudian Koop-Aid, it will give you a proper feel of Soren Kierkegaard's life in a respect you will not get anywhere else. Then, read Either/Or. Congratulations, you may now read whatever order you want from there.

>>9624859
Funny how Google images suggest Mary Bolkonsky from War & Peace. I always thought she was a qt though she was usually described as "plain" or something like that.

>>9624542
If you genuinely want to understand SAK, then you should read only his non-pseudonymous works. Esp his diaries and short writings if you can get a hold of them. After that you can go back and read the rest (CUP is nice). Most of his psudonymous works are there to shatter readers view, so SAK can enforce his. He's like that ugly greek guy. A bastard.

>>9624542
Start with the Greeks

>>9626106
"Those eyes were more attractive than beauty"

>>9624658
lmao wow fuck