On Time and Tense in Aristotle

Philosophy & Rhetoric Dec 2022

Andrew Haas

Abstract

ABSTRACT Tense is the clue to the discovery of the meaning of time. Speaking hints at thinking, and language suggests a way to conceive of philosophical concepts. Here, the universality of temporality is that out of which the grammar of tense and the concept of time first come. Temporality, however, is not simply present in tense or time. On the contrary, temporality’s way of being—like being’s—is implication: tense is implied by how the verbality of verbs can be spoken; time, by how temporal beings come to presence—just as being is implied in Greek, and many other languages. But then, the habits of modern Western language and philosophy must be radically reformed in order to learn how to imply again, and to think and speak about time and being as implications.

Journal: Philosophy & Rhetoric
Published: 2022-12-30
DOI: 10.5325/philrhet.55.4.0339
Open Access: Closed
Topics: rhetorical theory multimodality

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