“In order to live a meaningful life,humans need answers, i.e., a certain understanding of basic existential questions. These ‘answers’ do not have to be made completely explicit, as a lack of words does not necessarily indicate a lack of understanding, but one has to able to place oneself in the world and build a relatively stable identity. The founding of such an identity is only possible if one can tell a relatively coherent story about who one has been and who one intends to be.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen“Anthropocentrism gave rise to boredom, and when anthropomorphism was replaced by technocentrism, boredom became even more profound.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom“A utopia cannot, by definition, include boredom, but the ‘utopia’ we are living in is boring.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom“One mood can be replaced by another, but it is impossible to leave attunement altogether. However, profound boredom brings us as close to a state of un-attunement as we can come.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom“Animals can be understimulated, but hardly bored.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom“In order to live a meaningful life,humans need answers, i.e., a certain understanding of basic existential questions. These ‘answers’ do not have to be made completely explicit, as a lack of words does not necessarily indicate a lack of understanding, but one has to able to place oneself in the world and build a relatively stable identity. The founding of such an identity is only possible if one can tell a relatively coherent story about who one has been and who one intends to be.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom“For Heidegger, boredom is a privileged fundamental mood because it leads us directly into the very problem complex of being and time.”
Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, A Philosophy of Boredom