Outside of computer science I have a deep affinity for philosophy. And while there is unfortunately no room in my MSc schedule to take any philosophy courses, I enrolled in the online course “Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity” offered by my university.

The course covered Kierkegaard’s life, from his personal affairs to his time at the university, and included an analysis of his works. For the course conclusion, I wrote a paper examining how Kierkegaard used Socrates as a model in his writing and explored the implications of Kierkegaard’s ideas in the present day.

This course was personally rewarding, especially as I discovered that one of Kierkegaard’s former residence is just a block from where I live. Additionally, his old desk is right outside my office at the Royal Danish Library, and his journals are on display just downstairs. Seeing these artifacts daily gives me a connection to his work and legacy.