Schopenhauer believed in a distinction between the world we experience and the underlying reality. According to him, this distinction can be found within a person's will. ... Kierkegaard and Zen Buddhism both agree on the problem of using reason in resolving real life situations. ... In comparison, Kierkegaard's ethical system works under religious faith. For Kierkegaard, a third mode of existence is living by religious faith. ...

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