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The purpose of human life The feeling of despair is
is defined in the example, as also related to the choice, as
humans are to understand deciding consequently means
themselves in accordance with that one chooses not to choose
$understanding the power and something else. In every
will of God. choice, Kierkegaard argued, is
Another key element of the a deselection.
ethical thought is the human Related to the ethical
responsibility. Humans are, system, Kierkegaard here
according to Kierkegaard, shows his understanding of
responsible for making a humans. Humans, according to
choice and understand oneself. Kierkegaard, are dreadful and
The worst position a human in despair when they must
can be in, is the unreflective choose, and therefore most
stage, where the surroundings humans end up not choosing.
such as cultural, social, and They would rather act
political norms define one, according to the norms
instead of gaining the control to ascribed to the society they
define oneself in relation to God. live in, than to face the angst
Kierkegaard argued that with and despair of choosing. The
the responsibility and the choices despair of humans regarding to
becomes angst and despair. their choices, shows that
Angst is the dreadful feeling one humans will never truly be
faces when one has the full satisfied, except those who
individual control over one’s find themselves in relation to
choices, and then has to take full God. Angst and despair is then
responsibility over the following a part of human nature, and a
consequences. When a person is necessary part of reaching the
fully responsible for the highest moral state.
consequences of one’s actions, Faith is the highest stage
Kierkegaard concluded that one and the best moral trait in the
would be filled with angst. ethical system. Abraham became
