Kafka on the Loss of Purpose and the Illusion of Freedom
I argue that Kafka’s writings express the idea that our sense of freedom is deceptive. It is deceptive because we cannot discern any proper purpose or destination that would allow us to make truly meaningful choices. Kafka’s thought here relates to the existentialist view of Kierkegaard, but it radi...
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2019-06-01
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| description | I argue that Kafka’s writings express the idea that our sense of freedom is deceptive. It is deceptive because we cannot discern any proper purpose or destination that would allow us to make truly meaningful choices. Kafka’s thought here relates to the existentialist view of Kierkegaard, but it radicalizes that view by depriving it of its teleological dimension. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3a315d4df3a41eca2661516903db7c42022-12-21T22:33:33ZdeuInstitute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian UniversityThe Polish Journal of Aesthetics2544-82422019-06-01532/2019699010.19205/53.19.4Kafka on the Loss of Purpose and the Illusion of FreedomMarkus Kohl0University of North CarolinaI argue that Kafka’s writings express the idea that our sense of freedom is deceptive. It is deceptive because we cannot discern any proper purpose or destination that would allow us to make truly meaningful choices. Kafka’s thought here relates to the existentialist view of Kierkegaard, but it radicalizes that view by depriving it of its teleological dimension.https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/143289731/pja-53-4-kohl.pdf/52f6a42e-92b3-4206-ad81-e695393df272franzkafkasøren kierkegaardfreedommeaning |
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| title | Kafka on the Loss of Purpose and the Illusion of Freedom |
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| topic | franzkafka søren kierkegaard freedom meaning |
| url | https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/143289731/pja-53-4-kohl.pdf/52f6a42e-92b3-4206-ad81-e695393df272 |
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