This text focuses on the ontological and logical analysis of the concept of the "new" within the context of temporality. If novelty is defined as an element that is irreducible to previous states of the world, the question of its ontological grounding arises. The author argues that consistent thinking presents us with a choice: either to deny the existence of the truly new or to recognize that its source is the future. This thesis disrupts the common causal paradigm, in which the present is understood merely as a result of the past, and instead presents the future as an active horizon from which being emerges. The reflection is illustrated by a reference to ancient thought, specifically Sophocles' conception of time as a creative force that gives birth to everything. This abstract summarizes these philosophical implications and emphasizes the need to redefine the relationship between time, becoming, and ontological discontinuity. The text thus represents a provocative contribution to the philosophy of time, seeking the source of innovation in what is yet to come.
[„Nové“ a budoucnost]
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 1. 6. 2001
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[„Nové“ a budoucnost]
Chápeme-li „nové“ jako nepřevoditelné na to, co už nějak bylo (a je) a tážeme-li se po jeho zdroji či původu, je záležitostí logicky konsekventního myšlení buď takové pojetí „nového“ prostě zamítnout – anebo připustit, že „zdrojem“ je budoucnost, resp. že zdroj je v budoucnosti (Sofoklés kdysi vložil do úst Aiantovi formulaci, že „nezměrný čas rodí vše“).
(Písek, 010601-1.)