So Google may have honored the works of a whimsical children’s book author and classic fiction, but that doesn’t mean its bookshelf is all color and stories. On May 5, 2013, Google posted a Doodle celebrating Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday.
Mr. Kierkegaard had a vast collection of work, but his overarching ideas argued the merits of individualism and finding truth in the way one lives ones’ life. He also focused on Christian ethics, and many consider him the father of existentialism. One of his seminal works was “Fear and Trembling” published under the pseudonym Johannes de Silentio. The book is said to be a takedown of the Hegelian premise that the ethical is universal.
We'll leave Google's interpretation of Kierkegaard's works up to you.
