Download or read book The Sickness Unto Death written by Søren Kierkegaard and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known as a philosopher, one of the founders of existentialism, Kierkegaard also wrote books whose themes were primarily religious, psychological or literary. He was opposed to much in organised Christianity, stressing the necessity for individual choice against prescribed dogma and ritual. In this book, he concentrates his penetrating psychological observations on the theme of despair.