TIME. WHAT IT DOES TO US AND WHAT WE DO WITH IT

Are you wondering about the nature of time? This book is a journey through its various aspects, from philosophical considerations to everyday experiences. The author, Rüdiger Safranski, leads us through a labyrinth of concepts, showing how time affects our lives and how we shape it ourselves.

• Philosophical perspective on the nature of time
• Analysis of experiences such as boredom, beginning, and worry
• Reflections on socialized time and its role in the economy
• Insightful panorama of understandings of time in today's world
• Author an outstanding scholar and skilled narrator
• The book covers numerous areas in which time appears

Rüdiger Safranski, a German historian of ideas, presents in his book "Time. What it does to us and what we do with it" a unique perspective on this issue. Focusing on the philosophical aspect of the experience of time, Safranski departs from mathematical and physical interpretations to explore its impact on our daily lives and perception.

This book is an extraordinary panorama of understandings of time in today's world. The author, an outstanding scholar and skilled narrator, leads the reader through numerous areas in which time appears, from personal experiences such as boredom or worry to socialized concepts of time and its role in the economy. Safranski also analyzes time in the context of one's own body, the cosmos, eschatology, and literary narration, showing its diverse dimensions, far from the measurable, clock-time concept.

Safranski, a well-known researcher of German Romanticism and contemporary philosophy, approaches the topic of time from a philosophical side, which allows for a deeper understanding of its nature. The author analyzes how time affects our experiences, emotions, and perception of the world. His reflections include both the time of one's own body and cosmic, eschatological, or literary narrative time, showing that time has many dimensions that go beyond the measurable, clock-time dimension.

Thanks to this book, the reader gains a unique perspective on time, which allows them to look at it from various sides and understand its complexity. Although after reading it we still will not be able to define what it is, we will certainly know much more about it as an experience and as a phenomenon.