Pochwała nieciągłości, czyli re-kreacja
In Praise of Discontinuity, or Re-creation

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this text is to provoke reflections on the significance of tomorrow in reference to assorted ways of understanding time encountered culture and a sui generis phenomenology of tomorrow within the context of the contemporary “loss of the future”. The sketch is based on the author’s earlier works, and the description of the current situation refers to the diagnoses of the Anthropocene proposed by Ewa Bińczyk and the conception of the “broad present” envisaged by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht; it also borrows from Jean-Luc Nancy, in particular from his statements made at the time of the pandemic. The prime thesis of the essay is a conviction about the necessity of restoring a humble attitude towards time, which consists of a synchronisation of the rhythm of life and the cyclical passage of every “today” into a successive, single tomorrow – without an excessive desire to rule over the entire future and without resistance against the passing of the present. This reflection, especially during the uncertain third decade of the twenty first century, opens up towards hope for the future, which comes from beyond human fears but also plans.

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