The Scent of Time : A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering - Byung-Chul Han Publication Date:01/09/2017In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to thevita activais producing a crisis in our sense of time. Our attachment to thevita activacreates an imperative to work which degrades the human being into a labouring animal, ananimal laborans. At the same time, the hyperactivity which characterizes our daily routines robs human beings of the capacity to linger
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