example, the concepts of the finite and infinite parts of the human self translate to Heidegger's concept of "facticity" and Sartre's concept of "transcendence" in Being and Nothingness. Kierkegaard's thesis is, of course, in other ways profoundly different from Sartre, most obviously because of Kierkegaard's belief that only religious faith can save the soul from despair. This particular brand of existentialism is often called Christian existentialism. Some have suggested that the opening of the book is an elaborate parody of the often bafflingly cryptic philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel; however, some scholars, such as Gregor Malantschuk, have suggested otherwise. In popular culture The Polish minimalist composer Tomasz Sikorski wrote a piece of music inspired by the work, which includes a recitation of Kierkergaard's text. The sixteenth episode of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, "The Sickness Unto Death, and Then...", is named after the book. Much of the series' philosophical and psychological subtext is influenced by, and makes reference to, the pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer and the existentialism of Kierkegaard and Jean-Paul Sartre. The manga Sickness Unto Death ("Shi ni Itaru Yamai"), by Asada Hikari, uses Kierkegaard's ideas of despair within a story about multiple personality disorder. "Sickness unto Foolish Death" is the sixth song on the original soundtrack for the video game Silent Hill 3, composed by Japanese musician Akira Yamaoka. The elements of despair, sin and death are fundamental to the Silent Hill franchise. The band Typhoon has a song titled "The Sickness unto Death" from the album Hunger and Thirst. The book is also referenced in the song "Caesar", from White Lighter. References External links Die krankheit zum tode (The Sickness Unto Death) 1881 German translation Commentary 1849 non-fiction books Books by Søren Kierkegaard Christian philosophy Philosophy books Works published under a pseudonym