Time's Lie: The Narrativisation of Life

Time's Lie: The Narrativisation of Life

by Leo Cookman
Time's Lie: The Narrativisation of Life

Time's Lie: The Narrativisation of Life

by Leo Cookman

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Overview

Why are facts and statistics disparaged and dismissed, now more than ever? Why do people trust fake news? If we have 'had enough of experts' who should we listen to? Rather than the possible collapse of modern society, could this be an opportunity to look at not just society but our own lives in a different way? Whoever controls the narrative is the one who is in control. Time’s Lie analyses the history, the science and the philosophy behind the creation of linear stories, or ‘Narrativisation’ as this book dubs it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789043396
Publisher: Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date: 05/01/2020
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 5.63(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Leo Cookman is a writer, musician and growing voice of poetry and prose. He is a researcher and scriptwriter for YouTube channel Wisecrack, which boasts over two million subscribers. He has written for the Hong Kong Review of Books, Philosophy Now magazine and has written features on Philosophy and Theory for several other publications. Leo is based in Kent, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii

Introduction 1

Part 1 Story 5

Chapter 1 Campfire Tales 6

Chapter 2 Ripping Yarns 11

Chapter 3 Heroes as Heroin 18

Part 2 Time 25

Chapter 1 The Lie of Time 26

Chapter 2 Bed Time 32

Chapter 3 Time's Eye 38

Part 3 Events 43

Chapter 1 Event Management 44

Chapter 2 The Main Event 50

Chapter 3 Eventually 56

Part 4 Narrative 61

Chapter 1 Beginnings 62

Chapter 2 Middles 67

Chapter 3 Endings 72

Part 5 Life 79

Chapter 1 My Story 80

Chapter 2 Our Memory 86

Chapter 3 The Narrative 92

Postscript 99

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