The Crowd is Untruth

Name: The Crowd is Untruth
Author: Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813–1855) was a Danish philosopher and Christian writer who lived almost entirely in Copenhagen. In a brief, intense writing career he explored faith, anxiety, despair, and what it means to become a Christian as a single individual, often publishing under playful pseudonyms. In his last years he attacked the established Danish church in print. Our library holds selections from his writings and his late essay The Crowd Is Untruth.

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First published: 1850
Category: Theology
Length: 3k words · about 1 hour
Chapters: 1

About this book

A short, pointed essay by Søren Kierkegaard, written near the end of his life and published in 1850. Kierkegaard argues that truth is not found by following the crowd, since the crowd as such is untruth; each person must stand alone before God in responsibility and faith. It is a compact introduction to one of his most characteristic convictions.