Full Idea
Kierkegaard offers a different interpretation of truth, which draws on the notions of authenticity, fidelity and honesty.
Gist of Idea
Kierkegaard's truth draws on authenticity, fidelity and honesty
Source
report of Søren Kierkegaard (Concluding Unscientific Postscript [1846]) by Clare Carlisle - Kierkegaard: a guide for the perplexed 4
Book Reference
Carlisle,Clare: 'Kierkegaard: guide for the perplexed' [Continuum 2006], p.71
A Reaction
This notion of truth, meaning 'the real thing' (as in 'she was a true scholar'), seems to begin with Hegel. I suggest we use the word 'genuine' for that, and save 'truth' for its traditional role. It is disastrous to blur the simple concept of truth.