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Informationen zum Autor Andreas Elpidorou is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville. His work focuses on the philosophical study of human emotions, with a particular emphasis on boredom. He has published extensively on the subject and developed a novel theoretical model of boredom that sheds light on its complicated nature and diverse psychological, behavioral, and social effects. In his written work, he explores the function, value, and dangers of boredom and strives to offer clear, precise, and critical explications of aspects of our mental lives that often remain hidden from us. He is the author of Propelled: How Boredom, Frustration, and Anticipation Lead Us to the Good Life (Oxford University Press, 2020) and numerous other publications. Klappentext The Anatomy of Boredom presents a groundbreaking examination of a ubiquitous yet enigmatic dimension of human existence, illuminating boredom's profound influence on our personal and social lives. Offering an interdisciplinary functional theory of boredom, Andreas Elpidorou dissects and lays bare the intricate components of boredom, reveals how they coalesce to form the experience of boredom, and positions this experience within a larger societal, economic, and political framework. Zusammenfassung Boredom is a common human experience. It may strike us as straightforward--a mere absence or lack, an emotional emptiness of sorts--yet it is anything but simple. It is complicated: personal and social, biological and cultural, both ever-changing and constant. It can spur action, both productive and unhealthy. It affects us differently based on our social identity and standing. Boredom is both a mirror of the complexities of human existence and a cause of them.In The Anatomy of Boredom, Andreas Elpidorou offers a groundbreaking examination of this ubiquitous yet enigmatic dimension of human existence, illuminating its profound influence on our personal and social lives. Through interdisciplinary analysis, careful argumentation, and captivating insights, Elpidorou presents a functional theory of boredom, which understands and individuates boredom in terms of its role in our mental, behavioral, and social existence. This theory provides a compelling synthesis of existing research, connects the present of boredom to its history, and allows us to apply our knowledge of boredom to relatively unexplored domains, such as its relationship to the good life, self-regulation and self-control, poverty and capitalism, advancements in AI, animal emotions, and even aesthetics and art appreciation. Ultimately, the study of boredom is revealed to be more than just an analysis of an intricate and important affective experience; it is also shown to be an insightful investigation into the complexities of human (and even non-human) existence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Cover Introduction: Painful Thoughts Part I The Unity of Boredom 1: The Meaning of "Boredom" 2: The Birth of Boredom 3: Varieties of Boredom Part II The Workings of Boredom 4: The Character of Boredom 5: Boredom as Cognitive Allostasis Part III The Significance of Boredom 6: Boredom and the Good Life 7: The Sociology of Boredom 8: The Injustice of Boredom 9: Animal Boredom Conclusion: The Aesthetics of Boredom Notes Bibliography Index ...
