Linear and Narrative Concepts of Time in the Legal History
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physical time, linearity of time, time in narrative, history of law, chronicles of lawAbstract
This chapter considers a specific dimension of the issue of time in Law, namely the one that explores temporality of culture (and law as a part of that culture). Distinguishing between linear and non-linear concepts of Time, the authors try to present arguments related to the criticism of the linear approach to time in historical processes. They describe non-linear concepts in the philosophies of historical time. They refer to the transcendental concepts of time in the view of I. Kant and E. Husserl, presenting their effects on the philosophy of history. That is why they outline the existential approach to time in the philosophy of M. Heidegger, in order to finally refer to the non-linear concept of history in M. Foucault’s approach. Ultimately, they highlight the emergence of non-linear legal phenomena in contemporary democracies and this as a decisive factor to mobilize narrative discourse.
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