Being bored: Heidegger on patience and melancholy

While boredom in the first part of "The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics" bears significant structural similarities to anxiety, as scrutinised in "Being and Time", argues that the former category is more attractive in that it largely avoids the ethically unacceptable implicati...

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Published inBritish journal for the history of philosophy Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 277 - 295
Main Author Hammer, Espen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.05.2004
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Philosophy
Theory of values and moral philosophy
Theory of values and moral philosophy. Philosophy of action
Sein und Zeit
Dasein
Heidegger (M.)
Patience
Finitude
Lévinas (E.)
Boredom
Responsibility
Melancholy
Anguish
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ISSN0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI10.1080/09608780410001676494

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Summary:While boredom in the first part of "The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics" bears significant structural similarities to anxiety, as scrutinised in "Being and Time", argues that the former category is more attractive in that it largely avoids the ethically unacceptable implications of interpreting the meaning of time in terms of anxious being-towards-death. Drawing on Levinas's objections to Heidegger's privileging of resolute "Dasein" over affectivity and responsivity, considers boredom, as outlined by Heidegger, as a condition of possibility of being placed in a relationship of responsibility. (Quotes from original text)
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ISSN:0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI:10.1080/09608780410001676494