Temporalities

Temporalities refer to different ways in which concepts of time are experienced, understood, or organized. They explore how time influences perception, behavior, and societal structures, including ideas like the flow of past, present, and future, or cyclical versus linear notions of time. In philosophy and social sciences, temporalities highlight that time is not universal or fixed—it varies across cultures, contexts, and disciplines. Recognizing diverse temporalities helps us understand how different communities or systems perceive duration, change, and historical continuity, shaping their values, practices, and identities.