Listly by Mthobisi Mhlongo
Comparing Kierkegaard's Knight of Faith and Nietzsche's Ubermensch is what we are actually doing here in this work. Lasty, a reflective page comparing Kierkegaard's Knight of Faith and Nietzsche's Ubermensch will be displayed here.
The comparison of the movement of infinite resignation and the movement of faith.
The notion here is that one must become a knight of infinite resignation first, before one become a knight of faith.
There are three spheres of existence in Kierkegaard’s philosophy: the aesthetic, the ethical and the religious. In Fear and Trembling he analyses the contradictions between the ethical and religious spheres of existence. They are spheres of existence because they fill the entirety of your life.
One of the most fascinating ideas in philosophy is the Übermensch. Translated as the “overman” or “superman,”. More roughly it can be thought of as the movement of an idividual from the state of being a man to a state of superman(overman).
Nietzsche's idea of "the
overman" (Ubermensch) is one of the most significant concepts in his
thinking. Tap the image above to access more information.
*similarities *
-They both stood on the common ground that life is irrational.
-They held the idea that God no longer exists in nowadays religion
-Both noticed that no philosophical system could operate in isolation from the prejudices of its creator.
Life, according to Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche, is irrational. They were problem solvers who did not take the systematic approach to philosophy that their predecessors did. The videos give the comparison of the figures 'views on existentialism.
Kierkegaard reintroduces the Christian mythological framework as subjective reasoning rather than objective fact. The God-man relationship. **
In contrast, Nietzsche use the term "Übermensch" is intended to entice us to consider the true human future. The God is dead thus individual should become superman, less concern about God relationship.**