So, here I am, folding my laundry, wondering about descriptions of existentialist ambiguity, esp. if / how ideas of "sub-man" vs. "serious man" (de Beauvoir) relate with ideas of being "lost in the finite" vs. "lost in the infinite" (Kierkegaard). It seems to me that they're connected. Thoughts?
de Beauvoir would have explained how much more practical and amenable it is to just worry about the laundry. And that's probably good advice.
(Cold reading) Folding of the laundry occupies the surface mind and body allowing the inner mind to examine curious issues concerning modern man's search for meaning. There is no lost or not lost only perception of sub-man vs.serious man and finite vs. infinite. 'Lost' is purely a literary tool. Sub-man thinks thee is finite, serious man thinks thee is infinite. However the contrapositive is most likely the reality. The actuality is does your laundry fit in its place.
While reading through everyone's comments my smile got bigger and bigger until I burst out laughing after viewing @vjohnson51 comment at the end "This was absolutely hilariously funny".
Whatever I do I always get lost inside my thoughts and my inner little world. So I can relate of having thoughts like that. I think ambiguity /contradiction is part of our lives /personalities.
When I fold laundry, all I think about is how much I hate folding laundry.
Touche !!!!
Poor ole Soren did have a struggle in trying to find something to live and die for. At least he stood against Hegel, which means he must have understood what the old duffer was on about! I guess his existential ambiguity was really something along the lines of 'if I find something to die for should I carry on living because that would defeat my raison d'detre and so lose integrity by living"
I dunno, just folding my washing!
Simone was hooked up with Sartre so that must have been an existential dilemma in itself. We all know she really wanted to be off with Albert Camus!
Almost seems like a Schrödinger's cat....lol
It's wonderful that doing your laundry inspires such profound thoughts. I must try it. Maybe it will get me over disliking to do the wash.
I don't know but thanks for reminding me to take my laundry out.