Ethical and Ontological Dimension of Kierkegaard’s Perception of Freedom

Jugoslav Vuk Tepić

doi:10.2298//FID1904610T

Authors

Jugoslav Vuk Tepić PhD, Banja Luka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298//FID1904610T

Keywords:

ethical, freedom, moral, ontological, individual, existential philosophy, perception of freedom

Abstract

Starting with the point of freedom being one of unavoidable ideas of existential philosophy, as well as philosophy in general, we shall consider ethical and ontological aspects of contemplation of freedom in Kierkegaard’s philosophy. We deem that existential philosophy, “contemplated” in all its variations, represents the very horizon or manner of philosophical comprehension of freedom phenomena, where freedom is integrally observed, thus allowing us to talk about unique bliss of ontological and ethical dimension, both of those appearing to be equally important. Therefore, freedom dominates the Kierkegaard’s determination of individual, co-determines all its leap stages but also continually makes possible the sense of human existence.

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