“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“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