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               110  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (25): 93-119, Winter 2021
               ethical    thoughts,     I   will        The     Self,    Kierkegaard
               introduce  one  of  his  most         argued,  is  the  concept  of  one
               famous quotes on the self:            relating to oneself. The Self is
                      “Mennesket  er  Aand.          a vital substance, dynamic and
                      Men  hvad  er  Aand?           productive.  The  Self  is  the
                      Aand  er  Selvet.  Men         understanding  and  reflecting
                      hvad  er  Selvet?  Selvet      about oneself. As humans can
                      er  et  Forhold,  der          think  about  themselves,  think
                      forholder sig til sig selv,    and  reflect  about  their  soul,
                      eller er det I Forholdet,      actions  and  intentions,  shows,
                      at  Forholdet  forholder       to  Kierkegaard,  that  humans
                      sig til sig selv. Selvet er    have selves.
                      ikke  Forholdet,  men  at         It is not the thinking which
                      Forholdet  forholder  sig      is the self; But it is the ability
                      til  sig  selv”.  (Sabir,      to  reflect  upon  oneself.  The
                      2007: 109)                     self  is  a  key  element  of  the
                                                     ethical  system,  Kierkegaard
                  Translated into:                   presented in his works. It goes
                      “The  human  is  spirit;       hand    in    hand    with    his
                      But  what  is  spirit?  The    understanding  of  God,  as  the
                      spirit  is  the  Self;  But    Self  is  a  constant  reflection
                      what  is  the  Self?  The      upon God.
                      Self  is  a  relationship,        Kierkegaard concluded, that
                      which relates to itself. It    the Self had its origin in God,
                      is  the  essence  of  the      and  He  created  signs  of  Him
                      relationship, that relates     everywhere  in  the  World,  and
                      to  itself.  The  Self  is  not   in  the  human  body  and  mind.
                      the relationship between       If  one  truly  wants  to  know
                      the two but exists as the      God,  one  must  know  one’s
                      relationship  relates  to      self,   Kierkegaard      argued.
                      itself”.                       (Sabir, 2007: 112)
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