When Kierkegaard Got Cancelled

# Summary In 1845, Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard faced a public attack campaign after critic Peder Ludvig Møller published a scathing, misinterpreted review of his book *Stages on Life's Way* in a prominent yearbook, insinuating the work reflected Kierkegaard's own scandalous behavior. Møller secretly connected Kierkegaard to *The Corsair*, Copenhagen's notorious satirical scandal sheet, which exploited public outrage through exaggerated and false stories about prominent figures to gain popularity.