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An Examination Of Soren Kerkkegaard's Notion Of Human Existence
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1.3 AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
In view of the above stated problems. This work aims at:
To
awakes from slumber those who are yet to give in or enjoy the latest
possibilities in them while those who have lost hope in realizing
meaning out of their human existence as x-rayed by their excessive
obsession or addiction to working so hard are to be reminded that
Kierkegaard was right when he said that “until man actualizes his
essential self in God, his life is full of anxiety†(Ibe 43).
To make all see the difficulties in life as things designed to make all better and not bitter.
To
make all realize that human existence is meaningful in so far as it is
approached subjectively through individual’s personal experiences,
adequate sense and use of freedom, solemn and sincere fear of the
Creator.
To oriented contemporary man with the expression of their individual potentialities to an appreciable extent.
To
ascertain the possibility that man realizes himself when he denounce
his moral obligations in submission to the commandments of his Creator.
To purge man in seeking questions as well as offering answers regarding the meaning of his existence.
1.4 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
Human
day-to-day challenges impact highly at all levels and leaves us with so
many complexities to eventually falling into the disposition of ‘follow
the trends’ for existential survival. The weaknesses in human
authenticity in nearly every facet of human life or society cause man to
almost be a blind copy of itself or the other person. Typically, daily
problems of existence sometimes isolate us from engaging in
self-realization to fully understand ourselves and deal with questions
that impugn our very nature so as to realize our purpose in an ever
changing and ever complex world. Man often focuses on thought of others
to the detriment of his unique individuality. Other than being an
authentic individual, who answers the question of freedom, meaning and
faces the existential phenomenon of death, suffering, dread, despair,
absurdity etc, man is otherwise subsumed in the crowd thus losing his
individuality to abstract objective or societal control. Kierkegaard’s
opposition to this trend and his answers to the question “what does it
mean to be existing as a human being?â€, informs the energetic question
gingering this research on his notion of human existence. Thereby
justifies the rationale behind this research bearing in mind it impact
in awakening the contemporary man to the reality of himself as an
existing being.
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