Physis Project

Ontology

Linear time-consciousness

The mode of time born from the combination of memory and death awareness: past, present, future and after death. In other species time is cyclical, instinctive and centered on the “now”.

— Physis: A Theory of Power — Concept Glossary

The definition is from the Concept Glossary of Physis: A Theory of Power; the book will be published on Zenodo in October 2026. The English wording is provisional until the official English glossary is published.

AuthorEvren Öztürk
Published19 September 2026
Research programPhysis
First appearancePhysis: A Theory of Power
Developed inPhysis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 1, §4

Related concepts

Being / remainingCapacities of Nomos — choice · scale · temporal symbolic selfhoodDeath awareness

Used in