@philosophyhere: What it means: This comes from the "aesthetic" section of Either/Or, where Kierkegaard's pseudonymous narrator describes a life ruled by mood and immediate desire rather than commitment. The line captures the trap of that mode of living: regret isn't a signal that you chose wrong - it's baked into choice itself, because any path forecloses another. Kierkegaard uses this to expose the limits of a purely aesthetic existence, setting up his larger argument (developed later in the book) that only an ethical commitment - choosing and standing behind a choice - lets a person move beyond paralysis and regret as a permanent condition. Søren Kierkegaard: Danish philosopher and theologian (1813-1855), widely regarded as the father of existentialism. Wrote under multiple pseudonyms to present competing life-views (aesthetic, ethical, religious) without claiming any as his own final word. Central themes: anxiety, faith, choice, and the individual's relationship to God, developed in works like Fear and Trembling, The Sickness Unto Death, and Either/Or. Lived and wrote almost entirely in Copenhagen, dying at just 42. Aphorism launches soon on iOS. The waitlist is in our bio - the first 100 get premium free. #philosophy #kierkegaard #kierkegaardquotes #deepquotes #darkacademia

Bogdan Iordanoiu :

Choose the regret you want to live with

Stdoydtdpy :

Failure or cowardice

WWBWB :

you will regret more for not doing

LMAO Clips :

It's just the way dopamine works

1attempt :

After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.

⚛️JuuzouKill🇵🇷 :

Søren Kierkegaard the Universalist

ybgivano :

What if i solved world hunger and all wars

Mitala Nicholas :

Everything is a result of what we did or what we didn't do.

lyrise :

I understand this as "the issue is you" and how you see and accept things in life. It may be the wiser choice that you chosed but you could regret it anyways because you dont think good enough, like looking at the schemes of things in a big pov. The choice doesnt matter, its how you perceive things that matters because you could regret a good choice without knowing it

Skyelord :

What am I supposed to do man😂

G :

Why would you regret doing it?

Testo :

Let a 90 yr man die in his sleep or give a kid cancer regret scales nothing is equal

Good Moments :

“ line captures the trap of that mode of living: regret isn't a signal that you chose wrong - it's baked into choice itself, because any path forecloses another.” Great explanation brother 💪🫶

Hcn.ab :

Nothing more to say

Chris_br :

Never a truer word has been spoken.

y :

Love this I’m following.

KrazyKats😻 :

human nature in a nutshell

John Tran :

Facts

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Malek 👑 :

Or not?

MAV🐟🖖 :

Not all the time, but this is a good thing to remember when you need to make a hard choice