Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
deadness
English answer:
feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life)
Added to glossary by
Jenni Lukac (X)
Mar 23, 2012 20:25
12 yrs ago
English term
deadness
English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Wittgensteins’ intuition is relevant to the contrast between accounting for mass violence and aggression by positing a powerful instinctual aggressive or death drive versus viewing mass aggression and violence as an expression of the “banality of evil” (Arendt, &&). According to the former view, war and mass violence reflect an eruption of the aggressive drive with its accompanying intense affect, whereas according to the latter view, war and mass violence have at least as much to do with such ‘tame’ factors as social conformity, bureaucratic efficiency, patriotism, religious beliefs, and *deadness* as with eruptions of instinct and intense affect.
Responses
| 4 | feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life) |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 3 +1 | apathy |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | total indifference / insensitivity/ bluntedness |
Ellen Kraus
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Mar 25, 2012 14:10: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
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feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life)
Wittgenstein used this term to refer to a sense/feeling of inner lifelessness, estrangement or estrangement from life.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I liked your elaboration on the concept..."
+1
6 mins
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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4
apathy
I understand it to mean the tendency many people have to be apathetic in the face of many of life's challenges and dilemas. Most people "couldn't be bothered" about most things!
1 hr
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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4
total indifference / insensitivity/ bluntedness
that´s what comes to my mind when thinking of dullness
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:27:29 GMT)
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I know, Danila, but bluntedness or dullness IS deadness (see dict.cc)
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:36:44 GMT)
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yes, Danila, I ´know but bluntedness and/or dullness ARE deadness. If I were you, I´d use Insensitivity, apathy and indifference together or at least a combination of two of these terms to make the deadness more dead.
"Insensitivity, apathy and indifference are scourges from Satan and to ...harunyahya.com/.../Insensitivity,_apathy_and_i
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:27:29 GMT)
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I know, Danila, but bluntedness or dullness IS deadness (see dict.cc)
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:36:44 GMT)
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yes, Danila, I ´know but bluntedness and/or dullness ARE deadness. If I were you, I´d use Insensitivity, apathy and indifference together or at least a combination of two of these terms to make the deadness more dead.
"Insensitivity, apathy and indifference are scourges from Satan and to ...harunyahya.com/.../Insensitivity,_apathy_and_i
Note from asker:
| Ellen, però non è dullness, è deadness |
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