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Published in two volumes in 1843, Either/Or (original Danish title: Enten ‒ Eller) is an influential book written by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, exploring the aesthetic, see also aestheticism, and ethical "phases" or "stages" of existence. Victor Eremita, the pseudonymous editor, says he "doubts the philosophical maxim that the external is the internal and the internal the external" and his view of the whole book is that it presents an unending debate between "A" the author of Either and "B" the author of Or. Eremita advises the "fair reader" to follow "B's" advice. David F. Swenson says, "Each man is "sold" on his own position, and each one is out to "sell" the other-and you!