Living the Time

Time passes, and our relationship with it gradually weakens. So, how aware are we of this? What is our place in this flow? What is the function of time in reshaping both our daily and social life? Or did we lose time because of our busyness? Jean Chesneaux tries to find the answers to these questions with the help of various names such as Ernst Bloch, Hans Jonas, George Orwell, Paul Ricoeur, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin and Péguy. It examines our lives trapped in the present in great detail from historical, philosophical, anthropological and political perspectives. It touches upon the time crisis brought on by the social and emotional crisis, which has become the biggest problem of Western societies. The crisis of time is also the crisis of meaning. While questioning the effects of developing technologies, efficiency and profit-oriented expectations on our lives, and the fact that we are stuck in the present as a result of the collision of past, present and future, he also states that time is not only personal, but also a political goal. The Copernican revolution says that we must go from now to the past. What we need to do is to take firmer steps into the future with the experiences we have gained from the past. In this context, is it possible for us, who are both prisoners and orphans of time, to recapture and reconstruct time? How can we reconcile our individual existence with our existence in society? How should we integrate the art of life into our time? This book will answer many more questions...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 368

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Details Publications

First Print Year: 2015

Number of Pages: 368

Language Turkish