philosophy of loneliness

Are we really living in the loneliest of times?

★ 2022 Institute of Philosophy , Hanover. Best Philosophy Book Award ★

Contemporary Norwegian philosopher Svendsen's luminous work quenches the darkest and most complex emotions.

Only by taking responsibility for one's own loneliness can one find where life belongs——

"What we face today is not that loneliness is getting worse, but that there are too few opportunities to be alone."

Loneliness has always been a difficult topic to talk about , despite the fact that loneliness exists wherever there are people. Loneliness can be felt in the silence of your home, in an empty park on an afternoon, at a lively party with strangers, or even while walking down a busy street surrounded by people. As many pop songs croon, how lonely we are inside ...

☆ Ideological tool book to help you understand yourself, clarify the causes of loneliness and resolve loneliness ☆

"The Philosophy of Loneliness" draws on the latest research in philosophy, psychology and social sciences, distinguishes different types of loneliness, analyzes the psychological and social characteristics of loneliness, discusses how loneliness affects a person's quality of life and physical and mental health, and proposes numerical Items worthy of further consideration:

1What are the similarities and differences between loneliness, solitude and solitude?

2. Is loneliness a phenomenon or an emotion?

3. If you have love and friendship, won’t you be lonely?

4Happiness means being able to take responsibility for one’s own loneliness?

This book further proposes: The main problem in modern society is not that we have too much loneliness, but too little solitude. The author believes that being in lonely moments can actually allow us to have a deeper understanding of ourselves and where we stand in the world.

▍In this chaotic era, we can use philosophy to think about daily life and refocus our relationship with the world.

Lars, a well-known contemporary Norwegian philosopher. Svendsen is good at using relaxed and plain language to continuously study daily issues in today's society through philosophy, such as boredom, freedom, loneliness, lies, fear, evil, etc., exploring the pros and cons of the deepest emotions in human nature, and trying to Find its unique light in these dark emotional spectrums. Let us also learn to use reason to explore the essence in this world with noisy information, and re-examine the universal psychological conditions, so as to construct a thinking that suits us, strengthen our minds, and live more comfortably.

Features of this book

50. It quotes a large number of philosophical discussions from ancient times to the present, conducts comprehensive conceptual analysis, and uses movies, dramas, and literature that are close to readers as examples to elaborate and empathize with the discovery of the experience of loneliness.
50. Breaking the public's stereotypes about loneliness, it compiles data from all sources and derives step by step the relationship and influence between age, gender, era, individualism, social networks, news media, etc. and loneliness.
50. It provides readers with a basis for thinking about loneliness, assists them in self-discovery, and establishes personal logic, thereby understanding loneliness and enjoying solitude.

Huang Haoping/Host, Ge Dawei/Lyricist, Pan Yifan/Associate Professor of Philosophy Department of Tunghai University

──Recommended by myself

" Russ Svendsen has written a book that simultaneously brings knowledge and wisdom to loneliness, one of the most intimate of human emotions."

──Jeffrey . Jeffrey Kosky , author of Arts of Wonder: Enchanting Secularity

"In The Philosophy of Solitude, Svendsen does not illuminate the subject of loneliness but complicates it, thereby dispelling many of the illusions we may have about our understanding of loneliness."

──International online magazine " PopMatters "