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For his major work "Either/Or" it can seem this way. If you understand his thesis that conscious life is a series of choices. Choice of action is what creates an individual. You choose how you live and exist. He wrote "Either/Or" as a refutation of contemporary logical thought, which he felt robbed the individual of the consequences of choice. He also had a bone to pick with organized religion (mostly Christianity).

Along with Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard is one of my favorite philosophers.

I love Kierkegaard and I agree that it can be really hard to figure out what he is trying to say. I wouldn't have gotten nearly as much from his writing if it wasn't for supplementary material.

For that kind of writer I have to "click into the appropriate gear". Ranting and raving for ranting and raving.

Lol. You just described EVERY philosopher.

Try Kants foundation of the metaphysics of morals.

Or Nitzsches stuff.

Its all madness but brilliant stimulating madness.

Heaven save those who have to handle Heidegger.

> really incoherent, and to ramble way too much in super long digressions about subjects that seem to have little to do with the theme he's trying to write about. So his writing winds up being all over the place and chaotic, making it hard to figure out what the bleep he's trying to say.

Textbook ADD