Title

Consciousness Of Time And The Time Of Consciousness

Keywords

A-series; B-series; Conscious unity; Flow of consciousness; Husserl; James; McTaggart; Protention; Retention; Specious present; Temporal objects; Time

Abstract

This entry reviews different explanations of what consciousness must be like if it is possible for us to experience time and temporal objects such as melodies. Consciousness is characterized by a temporal structure and seems to involve a successive flow - the often-used metaphor of a stream of consciousness. This temporal structure of experience necessarily shapes the way that we are conscious of the world, and raises especially interesting problems concerning the experience of temporal objects. The idea of experience as a streaming process also raises questions about the unity of consciousness and self over time. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Consciousness

Number of Pages

193-204

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373873-8.00079-7

Socpus ID

84882543522 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84882543522

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