THE MOST VALUABLE TRUTH

Kierkegaard held that because Hegel's historicism deprived the individual of responsibility for himself, objective (or historical) truths are irrelevant to the life and purpose of the individual. The most valuable truth comes from the meaningful desires of each individual, and these are truths actually relevant to the individual. Hegel focused mostly on dialectical truths derived from all members of history; however, Kierkegaard reacted by stating that the individual's purpose is only relevant to his own truths. Thus, the meaning of an individual is to find purpose by using the truths he already has- his own physical, mental, or spiritual desires.