Time and history in the Anthropocene intellectual culture

The theme of time and history in the Anthropocene has acquired the status of one of the most pressing topics of our time. In large-scale discussions about historical time, which revolv around several basic issues (linearity, immanence, contingency, synchronization), the anachronistic, multiple, and multilayered nature of temporality is conceptually asserted. In the light of the interdisciplinary discussion of the temporal content of historical experience, the calendar and chronological time of history, perceived as a spontaneous manifestation of the natural order of things, appears as a set of management techniques that have developed anonymously and spontaneously, supported by various institutions, primarily state ones. In a rapidly changing world, there is a persistent search for analytical tools for comprehending the multitude of temporalities in order to understand not only the past but also the present and the future of our planet.