Søren Kierkegaard

Philosopher (historical)

Philosophy & Thought

Frequently typed as INFP. Søren Kierkegaard has not taken a formal Myers-Briggs Foundation MBTI assessment publicly; this typing is inferred from public behaviour, writing, and biographical material. Some communities debate the line between INFP and adjacent types — see the section below.

Why Søren Kierkegaard is frequently typed as INFP

Some communities type Kierkegaard as INFP rather than INFJ, on the basis of the deep values-orientation and the introspective lyrical-religious mode of his writing.

What makes an INFP (The Mediator)

INFPs are Deep empathy, Creative expression, Strong values. Approximately 4.4% of the population shares this type.

Søren Kierkegaard's philosopher (historical) work shows the INFP pattern most clearly in their philosophy & thought domain — where INFPs tend to apply deep empathy as a structural advantage.