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Abstract

The concept of time in psychology primarily emerges in cognitive research and applied fields (e.g., time management). However, the history of philosophy reveals that it is a central question that existentially affects us. In this study, we attempt to explore the psychological implications of philosophical time analysis.
The focus of the text is Augustine’s analysis of time (Confessiones XI), which we connect to psychological phenomena such as neurocognitive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and major depression, while also highlighting other psychological aspects. As an excursus, we also discuss two 20th-century thinkers, Martin Heidegger and Paul Ricoeur, who were influenced by Augustine and whose analyses of time also carry important psychological connections. (For instance, Ricoeur’s perspective opens a path toward narrative psychology and identity studies.).
In summary, we argue that thematizing the question of time and conducting a deeper psycho­logical investigation of time-consciousness can be fruitful for both research and therapeutic practice, to a greater extent than is currently observed.