Although he has provided the world with his thoughts, that ring persistently throughout the minds of many whom study his philosophies, he was not a teacher. ... This feeling can very well be the definition of how he felt about his love for philosophy. ... The second definition says that a gadfly is a person who annoys others to fulfill a sense complacency. ... If I had to make a decision between both definitions I would choose the first definition because it matches the characteristic traits of Socrates. But I must say that I find great humor in the second definition because it is so c...

• Word Count: 2519
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

(BE 31) As we can see this definition is loaded with concepts and the relationships between them. We will now attempt to break down this definition and understand what Kierkegaard means by the self. ... The decision that one make's constitutes a further definition of one's actuality." ... (KPA 118) In his definition of the self Kierkegaard states that humans are a synthesis of the finite and the infinite. ...

• Word Count: 3547
• Approx Pages: 14