It is perhaps the intense focus on the irrefragable conditions of human life, the elaborate attention to detail in his analysis of man’s being in the world, the extraordinary gift of language, the pristine character of thought, and the meticulous study of the human mind that distinguish Kierkegaard from other writers in the past who vigorously explored existence-Socrates, Augustine, Montaigne, and Pascal to name a few-and made his meditations a tremendously rich source of inspiration, stimulation, and admiration.