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The chapter introduces the general idea of authenticity and presents Kierkegaard’s more specific view; how he tries to steer between extreme notions of self-creation and overly passive notions of mere self-finding. The notions of self-choice and autonomy are analysed and different lines of interpretation are considered. One of Kierkegaard’s most important contributions to educational thinking is his precise diagnoses of various ways in which the attempt to become oneself can fail or be misguided. The specific importance of these positive and negative insights for education is considered.
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Klausen, S.H. (2018). Authenticity as Ideal and Idol. In: Søren Kierkegaard. SpringerBriefs in Education(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73186-5_2
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