THREE STAGES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE KIERKEGAARD’S THOUGHT
From ancient times until now, if the science of human beings has always been the central research problem of philosophers and theologians, then existence is a topic that attracts scholars to research and has been searched throughout the course of human history. It is even a topic of intellectual headache that philosophers and theologians have set themselves the task of thinking about for centuries. Especially, in the 19th century, this topic was considered the consistent content and reached the pinnacle of theory in existentialism. In particular, when mentioning the topic of human existence, it is always associated with the prominent name of Kierkegaard. He studied and pointed out three stages of human existence. Kierkegaard not simply clarifying a philosophical thought in history, but also approaching a concept of life with a noble humanism, clarifying the issues of nature and vocation, man is a religious being. Therefore, in this article, the author only focuses on researching and understanding the view of the three levels of existential human existence in Kierkegaard’s thought.
Keywords: Aesthetic stage; Moral stage; Religious stage
