Kierkegaard closely ties morality with
religion. He argues that repetition
in the religious Christian sense being born again is also the resolution of
moral problems. For Kierkegaard morality is a demand posed by the ideal (exemplified by
Jesus). Since such an ideal is unattainable we begin to develop doubts about
our ability to answer the moral demand. This is why Kierkegaard thinks that the ethical contains an
internal contradiction. This contradiction leads to the inability to develop a
coherent system of morality.
