Mõtelda on mõnus? Sissevaateid Hando Runneli esseistikasse
The pleasure(?) of thinking. Some insights into the essays by Hando Runnel

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the essays by Hando Runnel with accent on the author’s worldview, fundamental beliefs and creative principles, in short, Runnel’s philosophical position. The approach used is inductive, as it is not based on a ready-made scheme of interpretation but is rather moving from text to text to collect keywords, which are eventually categorised into thematic groups. The first part of the article discusses artistic and literary issues, after which the focus shifts on to man and his big challenges such as individuality and collectivity, naturalness and estrangement, ethics and religion. The last part addresses social worries and community problems at large, including Runnel’s periodisation of history and predictions of the future. The article is mainly descriptive, with a few critical notes. The conclusion reads that the common denominator of Runnel’s essays is the experiencing of an intermediate, a cleavage even. This strain of splitting apart permeats Runnel’s cognitive experience from a personal level right through the ultimate local and global spheres.

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