A Philosophy of Boredom by Lars Svendsen

A Philosophy of Boredom



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A Philosophy of Boredom Lars Svendsen ebook
ISBN: 1861892179, 9781861892171
Format: pdf
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Page: 178


If you practice Zazen, you learn a lot about boredom. Does work, which for him is at the opposite pole of human existence from boredom, save us from self-destruction? Gary Gutting has his finger on the philosophical pulse, writing books and articles and writing regularly for The Stone philosophers' blog at the New York Times to keep everyone in the know. They also have a seemingly unlimited tolerance for boredom. They go to bed early and wake up early. 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. The glacial look in your girlfriends eye when you fuck things up. Most of your life is dull, tasteless and boring. Harris said in a footnote that he wasn't going to engage in philosophical discussion because it 'increases the boredom of the universe'. And when you straddle the tightrope of looming financial insecurity and a philosophy degree, reach for Ready for Boredom. Lars Svendsen – A Philosophy of Boredom Publisher: Reaktion Books | 2005-04-15 | ISBN: 1861892179 | File type: PDF | 192 pages | 1.02 mb. There was no discussion of previous moral philosophy in it. But it always makes sense to do what we can to make things better in our immediate locale, where we have some reasonable chance of alleviating what Voltaire rightly saw as the three great evils of vice, poverty, and boredom. He's always thinking about why ..