Flashcards: Embracing the Present in a Transient World — 20 cards

Perception of Time — definition?

How we experience or interpret time's flow.

Fatalism — role?

Belief that events are predetermined, limiting human agency.

Pessimism — worldview?

Expecting negative outcomes due to life's impermanence.

Transcendental Objectivity — meaning?

Time exists independently of perception, as an external reality.

Presentism — stance?

Only the present moment truly exists.

Hedonic Persistence — mechanism?

Clinging to pleasurable memories to prolong happiness.

Temporal Anxiety — cause?

Worry about passing time, mortality, and fleeting pleasure.

Living in the Present — key?

Acceptance of life's transience and focusing on now.

Projection of Happiness — effect?

Seeking to prolong or eternalize pleasure, often futile.

Time and Human Condition — relation?

Time's flow influences suffering, mortality, and existential distress.

Love and Temporal Solidification — concept?

Attempting to fix love or happiness in time.

Vulnerability of Love — reason?

Love's transient nature makes it fragile and prone to suffering.

Fatalism vs Determinism — difference?

Fatalism emphasizes inevitability regardless of effort.

Presentism — misconception?

It neglects the past and future, focusing only on now.

Hedonic Persistence — limitation?

It often leads to disappointment due to life's impermanence.

Future Anxiety — impact?

Creates stress, preventing full engagement with the present.

Time's influence — effect?

It shapes human desires, happiness, and suffering.

Love's fragility — cause?

Its dependence on fleeting moments makes it vulnerable.

Controlling happiness — paradox?

Efforts to prolong pleasure often lead to disappointment.

Acceptance — importance?

Key for genuine well-being amid life's transience.