A philosophy of boredom / translated by John Irons.

By:

Svendsen, Lars, 1970- [author]

Language: English London : Reaktion Books, 2005Description: 176 pages : 20 cm. color illustrationContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781861892171 (paperback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BF 575 .B67 S8513 2005

Summary: "This book investigates one of the central preoccupations of our age as it probes the nature of boredom, how it originated, how and why it afflicts us, and why we cannot seem to overcome it by any act of will. Lars Svendsen brings together observations from philosophy, literature, psychology, theology and popular culture."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	Main Collection	BF 575 .B67 S8513 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	5127016

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"This book investigates one of the central preoccupations of our age as it probes the nature of boredom, how it originated, how and why it afflicts us, and why we cannot seem to overcome it by any act of will. Lars Svendsen brings together observations from philosophy, literature, psychology, theology and popular culture."--Jacket.

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