The Accelerated Late-Modern Way of Life: Prayer as a Counter-Alienation Practice
Síntesis Revista de Filosofía August 31, 2026 Giacomo Maria Arrigo
Hartmut Rosa’s diagnosis of the contemporary world focuses on late modernity, social acceleration, and the concept of resonance. He argues that the norms of our social world are increasingly shaped by the accelerating pace of life, leading to alienation from space, time, others, and even ourselves. While Rosa sees little hope of reversing these processes, this contribution aims to extend his...