About the book
Time-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.
Editions of Time and Society
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791464335
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791464342
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791483459
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Time-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.
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What is Time and Society about?
Time-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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Time and Society?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
Where can I read a sample of Time and Society?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791464335
How long is Time and Society and how many pages does it have?
Time and Society has 275 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Time and Society?
Warren D. TenHouten
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Time and Society is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791464335) and paperback(ISBN 9780791464342) and pdf(ISBN 9780791483459)
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