Ideas of Lars Svendsen, by Theme

[Norwegian, fl. 1999, Professor at the University of Bergen, Norway.]

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought
Modern Western culture suddenly appeared in Jena in the 1790s
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
You can't understand love in terms of 'if and only if...'
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / e. Primary/secondary critique
If subjective and objective begin to merge, then so do primary and secondary qualities
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / b. Types of emotion
Emotions have intentional objects, while a mood is objectless
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
Death appears to be more frightening the less one has lived
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom
We can be unaware that we are bored
Boredom is so radical that suicide could not overcome it; only never having existed would do it
We are bored because everything comes to us fully encoded, and we want personal meaning
The profoundest boredom is boredom with boredom
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
We have achieved a sort of utopia, and it is boring, so that is the end of utopias
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
The concept of 'alienation' seems no longer applicable