Lars Fr. H. Svendsen Quotes & Sayings

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

Traditions have been replaced by lifestyles. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

Self-identity is inextricably bound up with the identity of the surroundings. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

Heidegger's concept for the kind of being we ourselves are is Dasein. Literally it means 'being-there'.We are the sort of beings who are there, in the world. What characterizes Dasein is that its existence is a concern for it in its existence. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

We spontaneously relate to ourselves and the world by means of the technical object. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

Traditions brings continuity to one's existence, but this sort of continuity is precisely what has been increasingly lost
throughout modernity. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

A utopia cannot, by definition, include boredom, but the 'utopia' we are living in is boring. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

Animals can be understimulated, but hardly bored. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

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. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

Anthropocentrism gave rise to boredom, and when anthropomorphism was replaced by technocentrism, boredom became even more profound. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

In order to live a meaningful life,
humans need answers, i.e., a certain understanding of basic existential questions. These 'answers' do not have to be made completely explicit, as a lack of words does not necessarily indicate a lack of understanding, but one has to able to place oneself in the world and build a relatively stable identity. The founding of such an identity is only possible if one can tell a relatively coherent story about who one has been and who one intends to be. — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

The difference between imaginary and real object creates a continuos desire — Lars Fr. H. Svendsen