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Boredom and despair in S. Kierkegaard's philosophy as conditions for entertainment and spectacle in the postmodern world: the transcendence of orthodox communicative theology

Abstract

Kierkegaard deals with the concepts of boredom, agony and despair, expressed as forms of the mental illness to death. The man, who feels desperate, does it for himself and the transcendence of his anguish and desolation come only through his faith. He focuses on the appearance and the image and he lives within a reflective age of illusions. The manipulation of the public opinion and the danger of the concealment of reality are influenced by both the power of the press and the increasing range of television. Εnstrangement and boredom, which are caused by information in modern society, are due to the inability of public to recognize them. The alienation of existence stems from the alienation of its relationship with God. It is necessary that the being should make a qualitative leap suddenly, in order to overcome its Ego through faith. Only through self-denial and love, it can escape from passive enslavement. Orthodox Communicative Theology is the channel to drive the existence from spect ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/46964
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/46964
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46964
Alternative title
Ανία και απελπισία στη φιλοσοφία του Κίρκεγκωρ ως προϋποθέσεις ψυχαγωγίας και θεάματος στον μεταμοντέρνο κόσμο: η υπέρβαση της ορθόδοξης επικοινωνιακής θεολογίας
Author
Boumpouli, Panagiota (Father's name: Christos)
Date
2020
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Γαϊτάνης Βασίλειος
Τερέζης Χρήστος
Πρωτοπαπαδάκης Ευάγγελος
Μπούρος Δημοσθένης
Νικολαΐδης Απόστολος
Τσιτσίγκος Σπυρίδων
Βέντης Χαράλαμπος
Discipline
Humanities and the Arts
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Keywords
Boredom; Despair; Transcendence; Desolation; Agony; Alienation; Spectacle
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
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