Time in the optics of desubstantivation

This study considers the relatedness of time as a fundamental parameter of ideas about the world with consciousness and culture. The author reveals the connection between time and language, undertakes a linguistic analysis of the meanings of the word “time” revealing its etymological differences in Indo-European languages. The issue of the metaphorical imagery of time in a language is raised. Historical reconstruction of views on time is carried out in the optics of desubstantivation through Aristotle to Aurelius Augustine, Martin Heidegger and Edmund Husserl. Using the example of musical tones reception, the process of synthesizing of temporal perceptions in consciousness is analyzed.