Kafka on the Loss of Purpose and the Illusion of Freedom

The Polish Journal of Aesthetics

Markus Kohl¹ 

[1] University of North Carolina;

关键词: franzkafka;    søren kierkegaard;    freedom;    meaning;   

DOI  :  10.19205/53.19.4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

I argue that Kafka’s writings express the idea that our sense of freedom is deceptive. It is deceptive because we cannot discern any proper purpose or destination that would allow us to make truly meaningful choices. Kafka’s thought here relates to the existentialist view of Kierkegaard, but it radicalizes that view by depriving it of its teleological dimension.

【 授权许可】

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