I thought the same whenever I was taking part in this thread. Kierkegaard is one of the most important philosophers ever. His existentialism is very important to get along in some personal issues. Apart from his ideas, the personal life of Kierkegaard is interesting too and we can see what he was suffering back in the day to write all his essays later on. My favorite work of him is "the concept of anxiety" but I am looking for a good edition of "fear and trembling" — javi2541997
IMO, Kierkegaard is far more influential than "important" as a philosopher. His thought, at least as I've understood it, amounts to an overly-prolix argument for a "teleological suspension of" the Other (i.e. "philosophical suicide" ~Camus; "totality" ~Levinas) which for me is defeated by Freethought or Spinozism before him and then again by Pragmatism or Absurdism after him.Kierkegaard is one of the most important philosophers ever. — javi2541997
Kierkegaard is far more influential than "important" — 180 Proof
Psychology and psychiatry take a dim view of humans.
— baker
I think that is true some of the time. They are certainly a very popular target of hate in pop culture. — Tom Storm
This way, people don't rebel against the system (they don't even see the system), but they just buy, buy, buy, consume, consume, consume. And capitalism, psychology, and psychiatry are happy, while the people are miserable. — baker
People actually get better, regain control and an ability to fight the system and if psychology is working, people are less miserable and more effective in life. — Tom Storm
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