A Philosophy Of Boredom Lars Svendsen Reaktion Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences

Although Boredom Is Something That We Have All Suffered From At Some Point In Our Lives And Has Become One Of The Central Preoccupations Age Very Few Us Can Explain Precisely What It This Book Lars Svendsen Examines Nature How Originated Its History Why Afflicts Cannot Seem To Overcome By Any Act Will A Diverse Vague Phenomenon Described As Anything Tame Longing Without Particular Object\ (Schopenhauer) Bestial Indefinable Affliction\ (Dostoevsky) Time\ S Invasion Your World System\ (Joseph Brodsky) Allows Many Interpretations Exploring These Brings Together Observations Philosophy Literature Psychology Theology Popular Culture Examining Boredom\ Pre-Romantic Manifestations Medieval Torpor Philosophies Subject Pascal Nietzsche Modern Related Concepts Alienation Transgression Taking Texts Samuel Beckett J G Ballard Andy Warhol Others Witty Entertaining Account Considers Serious Issue Appeal Anyone Who Ever Felt Bored Wanted Know Σελίδες: 192 Διαστάσεις: 12X12Cm