ABSTRACT
The most frequent occurrence of the concept vortex in Kierkegaard’s published works is in Stages on Life’s Way, with five occurrences, followed by both Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits and Works of Love, with four each, then Either/Or, Part One, with three occurrences. However, one could argue that the single most important passage on this concept occurs in a letter dated from 1848 in which it appears seven times.2
