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Coming from a highly prolific author who rarely kept idle it’s an interesting observation - though, and as the author of the article points out, it’s likely a p
by kerabatsos 8y ago
Coming from a highly prolific author who rarely kept idle it’s an interesting observation - though, and as the author of the article points out, it’s likely a perspective on a theme that he debates himself either/or...and of course it goes without saying that Kierkegaard was an absolute genius and well worth reading!
- pesmhey 8y agoHe was fairly open about his ground depression as well.
- hliyan 8y agoOn the topic of idleness, you may also find Russell's In Praise of Idleness interesting (it has been discussed on HN before) https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/ https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/ It is where the following famous quote comes from: "First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so."