PHILOSOPHICAL LAUGHTER BY M. FOUCAULT AND HOPELESS UNWILLINGNESS OF BEING HUMAN Cover Image

M. FOUCAULT "FILOSOFINIS JUOKAS" IR BEVILTIŠKAS NENORAS BŪTI ŽMOGUMI
PHILOSOPHICAL LAUGHTER BY M. FOUCAULT AND HOPELESS UNWILLINGNESS OF BEING HUMAN

Author(s): Krescentius-Antanas Stoškus
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: God extermination; human death; repugnance; nihilism; last human; killing laugh; homo consumens; willingness of being human

Summary/Abstract: The article starts with the discussion of the technology used to kill God. The consideration of the role of the higher human being and that of the status of last men follows. The strong and the weak nihilism as indicators of culture’s destruction are distinguished. Considerable attention is paid to signs of apocalyptic culture and features of the times of Homo Consumens. The paper closes with the discussion of the problem whether the death of modern human being is acceptable.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 9-31
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Lithuanian