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This 4 page paper examines these concepts according to these two well known philosophers. Similarities are noted. Differences involve the belief in God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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hedonists, always looking for what will make them happy, or should they do what is right in the eyes of God? There is always a wrestling with religion and morality.
The idea of Cafeteria Catholics comes to mind, where people pick and choose what they believe within a traditional model. Yet, there is no certainty that these beliefs are accurate.
In contemplating this topic, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. For Kierkegaard, one is fulfilled with a relationship with God, but for
Nietzsche God is out of the picture. For Nietzsche, work provides fulfillment but for Kierkegaard, it is the knowledge that all will be well that is most important. In life,
what are the roles of knowledge, will and joy? For both theorists the idea of knowledge is suspect as it is for many philosophers. The idea that human begins can
have objective knowledge is not feasible. Once again, this is not an idea peculiar to these authors. Humans are aligned with a great deal of subjectivity and whether or not
objective knowledge exists is not vital to exploring how it affects human beings and behavior. Because Kierkegaard is accepting of God, knowledge is not as important as faith. That
is a significant difference between the two. At the same time, neither admits that human beings could really discern what objective knowledge is. The role of knowledge however is rather
moot. Kierkegaard writes: "This ethics cannot forgive, every such human knowledge is only an illusion, ethics requires an infinite movement, it requires revelation." In essence, knowledge does not matter. It
is only human knowledge after all and humans are fallible. To an extent, Nietzsche mocks knowledge and makes many references to this in his text. He says things such as
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