Time and Society
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
Av Warren D. TenHouten, Warren D. Tenhouten, Warren D Tenhouten
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The first general theory of time-consciousness and social experience ever developedTime-consciousness-long a shared objective of philosophy and social thought-is key to understanding different cultures and their cognitive adaptation to one another. Warren D. TenHouten's remarkable book achieves this goal by providing a bold and original three-level theory of time-consciousness, its neurocognitive basis, and social organization. Using classical and contemporary ethnographies of Australian Aborigines and Euro-Australians to support his theory, TenHouten shows how involvement in hedonic sociality-emphasizing equality and community-leads to time that is cyclical, present oriented, and more generally natural; whereas agonic sociality-based on inequality and agency-leads to time that is linear, future oriented, and more generally rational.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2006-06-01
- Mått154 x 228 x 20 mm
- Vikt390 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor275
- FörlagState University of New York Press
- ISBN9780791464342