Søren Kierkegaard’s reflections on worry are useful reading for those in lockdown. As John Lippitt explains, two of Kierkegaard’s books can help us think more clearly about fear and dread, and how we relate to time.
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Søren Kierkegaard, Sickness Unto Death: ‘Sickness unto Death’ isn’t an encouraging title in pandemic times, but Kierkegaard claims that the only thing we need really fear is despair, whether this manifests as fake optimism or morbid depression. For him, despair is typically caused by living according to others’ agendas and ideals. An example: health workers
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