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Repetição(ões): Aspectos fundamentais da estrutura da vida humana em "A Repetição" de Constantin Constantius
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A presente investigação tem como objectivo clarificar o conceito de repetição. A tarefa que nos propusemos é a de explicar esta noção a partir do livro A Repetição de Søren Kierkegaard. No entanto, esta tarefa é menos evidente do que parece. Apesar de o relato de Constantin Constantius poder fascinar pelo virtuosismo da narrativa, o livro não nos oferece uma definição clara do termo. Na verdade, nem nos diz se a repetição que Constantin procura é possível. Assim, para tentar trazer alguma clareza ao conceito kierkegaardiano, temos de
perceber, em primeiro lugar, de que forma a repetição é problemática.
Com esse propósito, começamos por explicar em que aspectos A Repetição é um texto extremamente difícil e de que forma a resposta de Kierkegaard à crítica de Johan Ludvig Heiberg pode dar alguma direcção à nossa investigação. A segunda parte desta dissertação segue a proposta de Heiberg segundo a qual a repetição é uma lei da natureza. Contudo, esta proposta não torna a repetição menos enigmática. Para além disso, o ser humano está essencialmente preocupado consigo mesmo e com o sentido que pode dar à sua vida. Portanto,
a repetição deverá ter um papel ainda mais relevante no que toca a esse campo. E Kierkegaard parece estar, precisamente, mais interessado em pensar a repetição no domínio existencial que no domínio da natureza. Finalmente, a terceira parte deste trabalho procura estabelecer as bases para uma compreensão da repetição “no sentido próprio”, como a solução para uma falta inerente de carácter ou de identidade nas nossas vidas.
The present work seeks to clarify the concept of repetition. We set ourselves the task of understanding this notion with the help of Kierkegaard’s book Repetition. However, this is easier said than done. Although Constatin Constantius’ account of repetition can seem fascinating by the virtuosity of the storytelling, it does not provide us with a clear definition of the term. Truth be told, it does not even assure us whether a repetition of the kind the author is looking for is possible. Therefore, before shedding some light on Kierkegaard’s notion of repetition, we have to take a step back and consider in what way repetition is even problematic in the first place. With this in mind, we start by explaining in what aspects Repetition is an extremely difficult book and how Kierkegaard’s response to Heiberg’s criticism of his book can lead us in the right direction. The second part of this dissertation follows Heiberg’s conception of repetition as a law of nature, only to find that that does not make it less enigmatic. Furthermore, human beings are essentially preoccupied with themselves and the meaning they can give to their lives. Therefore, repetition must play a more important role in that field than in the realm of nature. And it is precisely in that role that Kierkegaard is interested. Finally, the third part of this work tries to pave the way for a description of “repetition in the pregnant sense”, as the proper solution to the inherent lack of character or identity in our lives.
The present work seeks to clarify the concept of repetition. We set ourselves the task of understanding this notion with the help of Kierkegaard’s book Repetition. However, this is easier said than done. Although Constatin Constantius’ account of repetition can seem fascinating by the virtuosity of the storytelling, it does not provide us with a clear definition of the term. Truth be told, it does not even assure us whether a repetition of the kind the author is looking for is possible. Therefore, before shedding some light on Kierkegaard’s notion of repetition, we have to take a step back and consider in what way repetition is even problematic in the first place. With this in mind, we start by explaining in what aspects Repetition is an extremely difficult book and how Kierkegaard’s response to Heiberg’s criticism of his book can lead us in the right direction. The second part of this dissertation follows Heiberg’s conception of repetition as a law of nature, only to find that that does not make it less enigmatic. Furthermore, human beings are essentially preoccupied with themselves and the meaning they can give to their lives. Therefore, repetition must play a more important role in that field than in the realm of nature. And it is precisely in that role that Kierkegaard is interested. Finally, the third part of this work tries to pave the way for a description of “repetition in the pregnant sense”, as the proper solution to the inherent lack of character or identity in our lives.
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Repetição Identidade Diferença Recordação Hábito Unidade Sentido Reduplicação Seriedade Kierkegaard Repetition Identity Difference Recollection Habit Unity Meaning Earnestness