The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering by Byung-Chul Han

The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering

Byung-Chul Han with Daniel Steuer (Translator)

120 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
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In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Our attachment to the vita activa creates an ...

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