A man with many qualities: nuances between sentiment and thought in Robert Musil’s work

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2011v8.e25708

Keywords:

Sensibility and Thought, Criticism to Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Musil’s work

Abstract

This article analyzes the chapters from 50 until 55 in from the work in The Man without Qualities, by Robert Musil. It focuses its analysis on some observations in which Musil subtly criticizes the supremacy of thought over sensibility and the failure of some Science and Philosophy which always consider sensibility subjected to rationality. It also analyzes Musil’s criticism against the notion that early Psychology gave to sensibility, which simply put it under terms such as pleasure, driving and desire.

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Author Biography

Carlos Roberto Ludwig, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

PhD student in Languages at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Ludwig, C. R. (2011). A man with many qualities: nuances between sentiment and thought in Robert Musil’s work. Estação Literária, 8(2Supl.), 92–103. https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2011v8.e25708

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