THE BLACK STONE OF MELANCHOLY— A WHOLE LOST ONCE AND FOR ALL, OR NOSTALGIA FOR THAT WHICH NEVER REALLY WAS?
THE BLACK STONE OF MELANCHOLY— A WHOLE LOST ONCE AND FOR ALL, OR NOSTALGIA FOR THAT WHICH NEVER REALLY WAS?
Author(s): Anna WolińskaSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: melancholy; whole; void; creativity
Summary/Abstract: The subject of my analyses is the concept of melancholy developed by AlicjaKuczyńska. I am interested in the connection between the creative aspect of melancholy—understood as a certain kind of philosophical attitude—and the concept of a whole. Takinga whole to be an “ideal model in the evaluation of the world and of things” gives us aninsight into the meaning of being provided by the philosophical attitude of melancholy.Kuczyńska believes the application of this model is connected both with the possibility ofharmonising the parts of this whole and with the search for what varies within the samewhole. As a result, melancholy comes to the fore as a state of suspension between repetitionand originality—an essential requirement for creativity.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 195-203
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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