Describe Kierkegaard’s 3 stages of
life! At what stage would you place yourself
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Kierkegaard’s 3 Stages of Life
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Kierkegaard’s 3 stages of life
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Kierkegaard described 3 three stages of life in which a person can move through
in the lifetime. These stages are as follows:
Aesthetic Stage
This stage can be defined by pleasure or a
psychological hedonism in the lifetime. The pleasure that people feels after
experiencing the beauty of life can be related to this stage of life such as
experiencing the wonder of life by wrapping up in the music, travel, movies
etc. When a person lives aesthetic life fullest of enjoyment, then he/ she
might be at the aesthetic stage of life (Kierkegaard, 1845) . This could be presented as the
immature stage of life and concerned only with the personal enjoyment of the
person.
Ethical Stage
When a person has risen above from the aesthetic
stage, and adopt the laws and regulations of the society to live in a way that
is better for themselves and for the other people too, then that person may
fall the ethical stage of life. Ethical people give more importance to
promoting social welfare than personal enjoyment.
Religious Stage
The person who is ruled by the teachings of God and
have total faith in them can be considered as a religious person. The internal
passion and spend the life according to the religious values could be the
ambitions of the people who fall in this stage.
By
considering the Kierkegaard’s 3 stages of life, I felt that I fall in the
ethical stage of life, as I gave more importance to my social life as compared
to religious or personal feelings. Before 3 years, I could consider myself in
the aesthetic stage of life, but now I am concerned with my career and future
goals, that demands to be tied with the other people and from the society.
References
Kierkegaard, S. (1845). Stadier paa Livets Vei.
Gyldendals Bogklubber.
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