Soren Kierkegaard - Philosophical Works (28 books)

SØREN KIERKEGAARD (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. His thought has exerted a profound influence on 20th century philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature.

Kierkegaard wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology and philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking, and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment. His theological work focuses on Christian ethics, the institution of the Church, the differences between purely objective proofs of Christianity, the infinite qualitative distinction between man and God, and the individual's subjective relationship to the God-Man Jesus Christ, which came through faith. Much of his work deals with the art of Christian love.

Whenever I read Kierkegaard, I am reminded of Rilke's injunction: You must change your life [Du mußt dein Leben ändern] (from "Archaic Torso of Apollo").

Included here are a variety of English translations but the gems of this collection are the volumes from KIERKEGAARD'S WRITINGS, edited and translated by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong, and issued by Princeton University Press. This series represents a definitive, systematically translated, scholarly edition of Kierkegaard's works in English; each volume includes a historical introduction, selections from Kierkegaard's journals and provisional manuscripts, notes and an index.

I am indebted to pharmakate and livhre for originally uploading several of these books, some of which have been slightly modified.


The following books are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated:

* ATTACK UPON "CHRISTENDOM", 1854-1855 (Princeton University Press, 1968). Translated with an Introduction by Walter Lowrie.

* THE CONCEPT OF IRONY WITH CONTINUAL REFERENCE TO SOCRATES [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. II] (Princeton University Press, 1989). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* CONCLUDING UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT (Cambridge University Press, 2009). Translated and edited by Alastair Hannay.

* CONCLUDING UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. XII] (Princeton University Press, 1992). 2 volumes. Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* EITHER/OR: A Fragment of Life (Penguin Classics, 1992). Abridged, translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Alastair Hannay. -- ePUB

* EITHER/OR [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vols. III & IV] (Princeton University Press, 1987). 2 volumes. Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB + PDF

* THE ESSENTIAL KIERKEGAARD (Princeton University Press, 2000). Translated and edited by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong.

* FEAR AND TREMBLING (Penguin Classics, 2004). Translated with an Introduction by Alastair Hannay. -- ePUB

* FEAR AND TREMBLING / REPETITION [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. VI] (Princeton University Press, 1983). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB + PDF

* FEAR AND TREMBLING / THE BOOK OF ADLER (Everyman's Library, 1994). Translated by Walter Lowrie, with an Introduction by George Steiner.

* FOR SELF-EXAMINATION / JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES! (Princeton University Press, 1944). Translated by Walter Lowrie.

* PARABLES OF KIERKEGAARD (Princeton University Press, 1978). Edited with an Introduction by Thomas C. Oden.

* PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS (Princeton University Press, 1962). Originally translated by David F. Swenson, with new Introduction and Commentary by Niels Thulstrup; translation revised and commentary translated by Howard V. Hong.

* PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. VII] (Princeton University Press, 1985). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* PRACTICE IN CHRISTIANITY [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. XX] (Princeton University Press, 1991). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* PROVOCATIONS: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard (Bruderhof, 2002). Compiled and edited by Charles E. Moore. -- ePUB + PDF

* PURITY OF HEART IS TO WILL ONE THING (Harper & Row, 1956). Translated by Douglas V. Steere. -- ePUB

* REPETITION / PHILOSOPHICAL CRUMBS (Oxford World's Classics, 2009). Translated by M. G. Piety with an Introduction by Edward F. Mooney and Notes by Edward F. Mooney and M. G. Piety. -- ePUB + PDF

* THE SEDUCER'S DIARY (Princeton University Press, 1997). Translated and edited by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong.

* THE SICKNESS UNTO DEATH [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. XIX] (Princeton University Press, 1980). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB + PDF

* THE SICKNESS UNTO DEATH (Penguin Classics, 2004). Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Alastair Hannay. -- ePUB

* STAGES ON LIFE'S WAY [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. XI] (Princeton University Press, 1988). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* THREE DISCOURSES ON IMAGINED OCCASIONS (Augsburg, 1941). Translated by Donald F. Swenson and edited by Lillian Marvin Swenson.

* TRAINING IN CHRISTIANITY (Princeton University Press, 1944). Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Walter Lowrie.

* WORKS OF LOVE [Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol. XVI] (Princeton University Press, 1995). Translated and edited with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. -- ePUB

* WORKS OF LOVE (Princeton University Press, 1949). Translated by David F. Swenson and Lillian Marvin Swenson.