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Lars Svendsen Quotes

Traditions have been replaced by lifestyles.

Traditions have been replaced by lifestyles.

Tradition, Lifestyle, Has Beens

Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.79, Reaktion Books

A utopia cannot, by deﬁnition, include boredom, but the 'utopia' we are living in is boring.

Boredom, Bored, Boring

Animals can be understimulated, but hardly bored.

Animal, Bored

Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.32, Reaktion Books

Anthropocentrism gave rise to boredom, and when anthropomorphism was replaced by technocentrism, boredom became even more profound.

Profound, Boredom, Anthropomorphism

Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.88, Reaktion Books

For Heidegger, boredom is a privileged fundamental mood because it leads us directly into the very problem complex of being and time.

Bored, Fundamentals, Problem

Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.116, Reaktion Books

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.

Bored, Profound, Impossible

Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.114, Reaktion Books

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