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A TIMEFUL THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

A TIMEFUL THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Abstract Hydrological landscapes played a significant role in the elaboration of Gaston Bachelard’s and Martin Heidegger’s historical epistemologies. More specifically, both philosophers relied on hydroelectric landscapes to explore nonlinear time and profound epistemological shifts in the history of knowledge. The landscapes they invoke are composed of hydroelectric dams, thunderstorms, and related landmarks like mountains, rivers, and lakes. Together, these varied yet connected elements offer rich environmental and conceptual terrains that I revisit to situate human knowledge formation within a much older natural history, and to lay the groundwork for a deep time theory of knowledge. Such theories promote timefulness and geological consciousness by establishing less anthropocentric historical narratives – or what Dipesh Chakrabarty calls “planetary history” – on more suitable epistemological grounds. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angelaki Taylor & Francis

A TIMEFUL THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

Murphy, Kieran M.
Angelaki , Volume 28 (1): 12 – Jan 2, 2023
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A TIMEFUL THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

Abstract Hydrological landscapes played a significant role in the elaboration of Gaston Bachelard’s and Martin Heidegger’s historical epistemologies. More specifically, both philosophers relied on hydroelectric landscapes to explore nonlinear time and profound epistemological shifts in the history of knowledge. The landscapes they invoke are composed of hydroelectric dams, thunderstorms, and related landmarks like mountains, rivers, and lakes. Together, these varied yet connected...
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Taylor & Francis
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1469-2899
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0969-725X
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10.1080/0969725X.2023.2167786
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Abstract

Abstract Hydrological landscapes played a significant role in the elaboration of Gaston Bachelard’s and Martin Heidegger’s historical epistemologies. More specifically, both philosophers relied on hydroelectric landscapes to explore nonlinear time and profound epistemological shifts in the history of knowledge. The landscapes they invoke are composed of hydroelectric dams, thunderstorms, and related landmarks like mountains, rivers, and lakes. Together, these varied yet connected elements offer rich environmental and conceptual terrains that I revisit to situate human knowledge formation within a much older natural history, and to lay the groundwork for a deep time theory of knowledge. Such theories promote timefulness and geological consciousness by establishing less anthropocentric historical narratives – or what Dipesh Chakrabarty calls “planetary history” – on more suitable epistemological grounds.

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Angelaki – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2023

Keywords: historical epistemology; deep time; Gaston Bachelard; Martin Heidegger; hydroelectricity

References

  • Relativités et puissances spectrales chez Gaston Bachelard
  • La vocation scientifique et l’âme humaine
  • Stoned Thinking: The Petriverse of Pierre Jardin