Visual Management of Time

There is a striking contradiction betweentimeas one of the most fundamental constituents of human existence, and as one of our most abstract concepts ever. While – as we can learn from inquiries made by Kristóf Nyíri (2006, 2007, 2016) – the sense of time is deeply embedded in our bodily subsistence...

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Published inIn the Beginning was the Image: The Omnipresence of Pictures p. 51
Main Author Daniel L. Golden
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Peter Lang GmbH 20.12.2016
Subjects
Applied philosophy
Behavioral sciences
Business
Business economics
Cognitive processes
Cognitive psychology
Commercial production
Efficiency decisions
Emergency management
Government
Learning
Learning procedures
Learning styles
Mathematical concepts
Metaphysics
Perception theory
Philosophy
Philosophy of mathematics
Philosophy of mind
Political science
Production resources
Psychology
Public administration
Resource management
Time management
Time management skills
Time perception
Visual learning
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ISBN3631678606
9783631678602
DOI10.3726/b10396

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Summary:There is a striking contradiction betweentimeas one of the most fundamental constituents of human existence, and as one of our most abstract concepts ever. While – as we can learn from inquiries made by Kristóf Nyíri (2006, 2007, 2016) – the sense of time is deeply embedded in our bodily subsistence from heartbeats to motoric gestures, this kinesthetic-biological background cannot give an exhaustive account of time functioning as a social institution. The importance of the latter was realized by several theoreticians of modern society from the early 20th century. According to Georg Simmel (1903), metropolitan life presupposes the precise coordination
ISBN:3631678606
9783631678602
DOI:10.3726/b10396