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EDUC 703 Discussion #4- Postmodernism Chapter 16 -Q12 Explain the prominent role of choice in Kierkegaard’s theory. Kierkegaard's philosophy emphasizes the importance of choice in human life. Authenticity is a way that choice plays a prominent role in his theory. He believed that individuals must make their own choices in order to live authentically. This means that they must take responsibility for their own lives and not simply follow the crowd or conform to societal norms. According to Kierkegaard, making your own decisions is essential for establishing an actual relationship with God. Being true to yourself requires making one's own choices and this is what allows the person to live a fully authentic life and bring you close to God. As you make your choices, regret is an inevitable consequence. However, he also believed that regret is necessary for personal growth and development. A person must take responsibility for their choices and face the consequences can we truly learn from our mistakes and become better each day. Kierkegaard's beliefs align with existentialism, a philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom and choice. People have the power to make meaning of their life through the choices they make. Kierkegaard's theory also has 3 distinctions, aesthetic, ethical, and religious. He describes these 3 stages as the path to living an authentic life although they are not cumulative. A person must choose to live an aesthetic, ethical, or religious life. Aesthetic living is making choices characterized by pleasure-seeking, uncommitted choices, while ethical living is characterized as responsible and committed. Religious living describes “a life lived by faith and not by reason” (Smith, 2020). It was Kierkegaard's belief that ultimately a person had to choose between the two ways of living as your authentic self. He also categorized knowledge into two types: objective and subjective (Smith, 2020). Objective knowledge is internal and comes from oneself while subjective is knowledge gained through experience and can transform the leaner, according to Kierkegaard. Objective knowledge is hard to verify and arrives with certainty. Objective knowledge is based on faith and belief rather than reason or experience. Central to Kierkegaard beliefs in choice, “I choose; therefore, I am” is his notion of existence (Smith, 2020). Smith, S. J. (2020). Windows into the history and philosophy of education. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Response #1 Sherae McRae- CHAPTER 16: Existentialism and Kierkegaard: Student Choice and Authentic Relationship 6.What is the difference between theistic existentialism and atheistic existentialism? Sharae After reading your post, I find myself wondering if one can be both a theist and an atheist, or one leading to the other based on experiences in life. I found it interesting that Kierkegaard’s writing did not outright teach his readers but required them to develop meaning and connection to their own lives. I felt this applied to my own way of teaching students as well as parenting my boys. I can understand atheistic existentialism imparts a sense of personal control and power

over one’s life through a series of choices, however; there is also comfort in knowing there is a bigger plan or purpose to one’s life. We all go through life trying to do the right things and make the most sensible choices based on our knowledge, experience, and capabilities, but I also take comfort in believing God is in my corner guiding me in the right direction. Sometimes when you are in despair and you make a “leap of faith,” you are choosing to acknowledge a higher being or purpose (Smith, 2020). A daily reminder to make good choices has echoed through my sons’ upbringing but rely on the teachings of the Bible to guide their choices. Smith, S. J. (2020). Windows into the history and philosophy of education. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Response #2 Sara Flyte- Chapter 16 Reflection Question 12 Explain the prominent role of choice in Kierkegaard’s theory. Sara, Although I discussed the same topic, your post caused me to reflect on how choice also impacts teachers or other adults in a school system. Kierkegaard’s theory addresses “the learner” and we often overlook the teacher as learners too. You described your use of choice boards for your students to give them a sense of power and control over their learning. This reminded me of a practice we implemented at my previous school. As a former assistant principal, we began structuring our professional learning and peer observations in a similar way to your choice boards for our faculty and staff. Kierkegaard believed that true learning and personal growth can only occur when it is authentic and personal (Smith, 2020). Just like students have varying abilities and needs, our teachers’ teaching strengths and weaknesses differed. Self-reflection, life experiences, and prior academic learning guided our faculty and staff to choose the learning they felt called to participate in and could immediately put into practice. This sense of personal growth and self-monitoring allowed adults to be reminded that we too, enjoy choice over our own learning. Smith, S. J. (2020). Windows into the history and philosophy of education. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

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