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A Philosophy of Boredom Lars Svendsen
Publisher: Reaktion Books

In the latest edition of The Marketplace of Ideas, Colin Marshall asks Lee Rourke about his novel, The Canal, his influences, and a philosophical way of thinking about boredom [Listen]. Less well known is his extensive treatment of the concept of boredom. Columnist Michael Bywater writing for The Week, looks at the boredom of pornography, philosophy, and How to think more about sex: WITTGENSTEIN wasn't just a philosopher. The philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was known for many things, most notably he's known for his term Dasein (being there). They also have a seemingly unlimited tolerance for boredom. Lars Svendsen turns out not to be a doctrinaire with a strong original theory about the meaning of evil, but rather a generalist who has also written books called A Philosophy of Boredom and A Philosophy of Fear. Normally associate with philosophy (the nature of human consciousness, the existence of the soul) toward an interest in man's daily deliberations and occupations. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My philosopher can remember reading huge history of philosophy volumes late into the night—thirsting to read everything he could—in a way that he doesn't now. In his book “In the Arms of Elders: A Parable of Wise Leadership and Community Building,” author William H. "It is your window on time's infinity. But that response pretty much summed up my mother's philosophy on boredom. The Russian poet and Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky once gave a speech to the students of Dartmouth College on the philosophical benefits of boredom.