The Sickness Unto Death, and Other Fun Danish Party Games

Kierkegaard Without the Prozac (Cogito Ergo Nope)

By: Sophia Blackwell

Narrated by: Benjamin Powell

The Sickness Unto Death, and Other Fun Danish Party Games: Kierkegaard Without the Prozac is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally insightful, and occasionally soul-crushing guide to philosophy’s original sadboy, Søren Kierkegaard.

Tired of listening to philosophy that feels like intellectual sandpaper? This book unpacks Kierkegaard’s anxiety-fueled, despair-drenched theology with the humor and honesty it desperately needs. From aesthetic dead-ends to existential panic, from absurd leaps of faith to spiritual ghosting, this irreverent (but accurate!) guide doesn’t just explain Kierkegaard—it translates him for the modern listener who’s spiritually curious and emotionally exhausted.

Perfect for listeners who love philosophy but hate philosophers, theology with a side of dark humor, and the occasional mental breakdown in pursuit of authenticity.
What you’ll get inside:

• Pseudonyms, despair, and that one time Abraham almost committed murder in the name of faith
• The aesthetic life: fun until it isn’t
• Why being a good person might still mean you’re completely lost
• Faith, absurdity, and how to jump into the void without looking down
• Kierkegaard’s existential glow-up in modern philosophy (yes, Sartre, we see you)
• A roadmap for reading his actual books without losing your will to live
• And a final call to wake up and stop living someone else’s life

No prior philosophy degree required—just a sense of humor, a tolerance for paradox, and maybe a journal for emotional damage control.

©2025 Sophia Blackwell (P)2025 Sophia Blackwell