The Sickness Unto Death (Penguin Books Great Ideas)

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Influencing philosophers such as Sartre and Camus and still strikingly modern in its psychological insights Kierkegaards "The Sickness Unto Death" explores the concept of despair as a symptom of the human condition and describes mans struggle to fill the spiritual void. Throughout history some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution. They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.