The Problem of Subjective Ethic in Kierkegaard

S？ren Kierkegaard is one of the founders of existentialism and an important advocate of fideism that interprets faith and reason in favor of faith. Kierkegaard, a devout Christian, supports his stance on faith with both his conception of truth and ethics. He put forward subjective rather than objective, singular rather than universal, individual rather than social. Kierkegaard suggests an understanding of subjective ethics that is closely related to his notion of faith and truth, against the idea of Hegelian universal ethics. According to this, one establishes a direct relationship with God through faith and this relationship allows the person to suspend universal ethical rules for a higher purpose. Kierkegaard's understanding of ethic, which he combined with existentialism and fideism is based on the idea that the subjective is superior to that of the universal. So a subjective and existential relationship that is built directly with God outdoes universal ethical rules. Kierkegaard's understanding of ethic has caused considerable debates in the philosophical circles. In this article, Kierkegaard’s thought of subjective ethic based on the story of Abraham is examined and evaluated in terms of its justifications and conclusions, and it is argued that his thoughts about ethic is the result of his existentialism and oppositon of Hegel