Ipostazele acediei în societatea contemporană
The Hypostases of Acedia in Contemporary Society

Summary/Abstract: Speaking about acedia is not an easy endeavour. Although the term acedia is unfamiliar to those who are not acquainted with the monastic or medieval literature, the reality revealed by this word has relevance for contemporary readers. The demon of acedia continues to be present and to work in the world, because acedia is linked to the human condition itself. Acedia’s fashionable clothes are made from a mixture of insufferable of boredom and restlessness, frantic desire to escape and fear of responsibility, lack of commitment and somnolently despair. In a metaphorical sense we could compare acedia with a storm which is recognized by the damaging effects it produces. It is a force that we neglect and it has effects against us.

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