Life and death in Kierkegaard

The human being is a being who finds himself/herself in this world, and with this finding, tries to understand and explain where he/she came from, why he/she came to this world, and where he/she will go from here. These three questions, which cover pre-life, life and post-life, i.e. death, are directly related to the origin of human existence. As a matter of fact, human beings are born, live and die. Only in this process can he individualise and realise his own existence. The path to individuation and existential actualization is unique and singular for every individual. Death has an important function in this uniqueness and uniqueness. Death exists as an integral part of life and holds meaning for those who live in the 'here and now', exerting a transformative influence. Because the consciousness of the brevity of life and the fact that life can end at any moment reminds the individual how valuable and important it is to realise one's own existence. Soren Kierkegaard is one of the philosophers who emphasise the importance of life and death for the individualisation and realisation of one's existence. Kierkegaard, who is both an existentialist and a religious thinker, expresses his views on life and death within this framework. His thoughts on life and death are also effective in determining the three spheres of existence: aesthetic, ethical and religious. Each field expresses a different dimension of life and death. In this study, we have tried to deal with Kierkegaard's views on life and death in relation to the three spheres of existence. Thus, we aim to demonstrate the possibilities of realising one's own existence, which is always faced with the fact that one has a finite and limited life.