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Left Behind: Torschlusspanik and Anxiety

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This article analyzes a type of anxiety called Torschlusspanik and argues for the usefulness of the German term to philosophers of emotion working in the English language. I propose a new use of the term, a use tied to the fear of aging generally and of aging out of a profession specifically.

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  1. Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    John Portmann

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Portmann, J. Left Behind: Torschlusspanik and Anxiety. Philosophia 46, 761–770 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-018-9971-z

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