Time and agency : sublating conceptions of the future in St Augustine and the Later Mohist Canon

Rošker, Jana S. (avtor)

Our understanding of time, including the future, is grounded in a universal percep- tion shared across cultures. However, the ways in which this universal perception is comprehended differ significantly, shaped by the linguistic structures of various lan- guages and the broader culturally conditioned frameworks of reference they are part of. These differences in comprehension give rise to diverse models of the future, offering unique insights into alternative perspectives on the metaphysics of time and its relation to the philosophy of action. This paper explores these alternative perspectives through a comparative analysis of the Later Mohist view from ancient Chinese thought and St Augustine’s introspective framework, influential in West- ern philosophy. By employing the method of transcultural comparative sublation, the study uncovers the strengths and limitations of each perspective, showing how diverse approaches to time deepen our understanding of the future as both a realm of possibility and a structural feature of reality. This dialogue encourages criti- cal reflection on human agency, ethics, and the role of time in shaping existence, potentially revealing new perspectives on their interconnections and implications.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: Chinese philosophy, sublation, transcultural philsophy, comparative philsophy, St Augustine, Mozi, Late Mohists, time, future, agency, transcultural sublation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 1159–1182
• Številčenje: Vol. 53, iss. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-173472
• UDK: 1(510)
• ISSN pri članku: 1574-9274
• DOI: 10.1007/s11406-025-00908-8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 249182723
• Datum objave v RUL: 17.09.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Philosophia
• Založnik: Springer Nature
• ISSN: 1574-9274
• COBISS.SI-ID: 517636633

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: kitajska filozofija, sublacija, transkulturna filozofija, primerjalna filozofija, sv. Avguštin, Mozi, pozni moisti, čas, prihodnost, delovanje

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P6-0243
• Naslov: Azijski jeziki in kulture

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J6-50208
• Naslov: Novi teoretski pristopi k primerjalni transkulturni filozofiji in metoda sublacije