Authors
- Lakaev Pavel Viktorovich
Annotation
The article is devoted to the study of the concept of “borderline situations” in the philosophy of existentialism. Borderline situations are those life circumstances in which a person encounters the limits of his being. Death, suffering, guilt, loneliness are some of the borderline situations that can arise both from external events (war, illness,
loss of a loved one) and from internal experiences (doubt, fear, surprise, despair). A person understands that he is in a borderline situation when he is experiencing a crisis of his existence, when he is faced with a “wall” (K. Jaspers) and suffers a “collapse”, cannot find the meaning and purpose of his life. A person feels totally alone in borderline situations, because he is alone in front of a choice that will determine his future existence. The article also analyzes Karl Jaspers’ approach to the problem of death. Jaspers identifies two types of fear: fear of “death” and fear of “death”. It is argued that borderline situations are not only a test, but also a chance for a person if he can resist nihilism and find philosophical faith.
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Lakaev, P. V. (2024). WHEN LIFE BECOMES A TEST: BORDERLINE SITUATIONS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENTIALISM Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", № 1 (49), 98. https://doi.org/10.25688/2078-9238.2024.49.1.8
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