The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering

In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the...
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The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering by Han, Byung-Chul

The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering

$21.18

The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering

$21.18
Author: Byung-Chul Han
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Our attachment to the vita activa creates an imperative to work which degrades the human being into a labouring animal, an animal laborans. At the same time, the hyperactivity which characterizes our daily routines robs human beings of the capacity to linger and the faculty of contemplation. It therefore becomes impossible to experience time as fulfilling.

Drawing on a range of thinkers including Heidegger, Nietzsche and Arendt, Han argues that we can overcome this temporal crisis only by revitalizing the vita contemplativa and relearning the art of lingering. For what distinguishes humans from other animals is the capacity for reflection and contemplation, and when life regains this capacity, this art of lingering, it gains in time and space, in duration and vastness.



Author: Byung-Chul Han
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 10/09/2017
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781509516056

About the Author
Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who teaches at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin. He is the author of more than 20 books including The Transparency Society and The Burnout Society.

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