and - following on your post of a few days ago - Kierkegaard would have it:
An individual in despair despairs over something. So it seems for a moment, but only for a moment; in the same moment the true despair or despair in its true form shows itself. In despairing over something, he really despaired over himself, and now he wants to be rid of himself...
Interestingly, Malraux would have it be an outside event while Kierkegaard has despair coming from within. So if we combine the two the individual can be the cause of the attempt to despise himself and so create his hell.
and - following on your post of a few days ago - Kierkegaard would have it:
ReplyDeleteAn individual in despair despairs over something. So it seems for a moment, but only for a moment; in the same moment the true despair or despair in its true form shows itself. In despairing over something, he really despaired over himself, and now he wants to be rid of himself...
Interestingly, Malraux would have it be an outside event while Kierkegaard has despair coming from within. So if we combine the two the individual can be the cause of the attempt to despise himself and so create his hell.