In Either Or using the voices of two characters
- the aesthetic young man of part one called simply 'A' & the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section
- Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart drama boredom & in the famous Seducer's Diary the cynical seduction & ultimate rejection of a young beautiful woman A masterpiece of duality Either Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflict between the aesthetic & the ethical
- both meditating ironically & seductively upon Epicurean pleasures & eloquently expounding the noble virtues of a morally upstanding life