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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:28:26 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/sorenkierkegaard.html Soren Aabye Kierkegaard is generally regarded as the first existential philosopher however, unlike with many other existentialists, a strong theological theme runs through his philosophy Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:12:16 GMT http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/self-disciplinequotes.html Self-discipline quotes. 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