Beyond Anthropocentrism and Psychological Time: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Existence, Flow, and Interconnectedness

Beyond Anthropocentrism and Psychological Time: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Existence, Flow, and Interconnectedness examines how human consciousness becomes fragmented through psychological time, anthropocentric knowledge, identity structures, and conceptual accumulation. The paper argues that modern civilization increasingly experiences reality indirectly through memory, projection, fear, continuity, and self-preservation rather than through direct awareness of existence itself. Using a phenomenological and existential framework, the inquiry distinguishes chronological time from psychological time and investigates how thought constructs continuity through becoming, attachment, and identity. The research further critiques anthropocentric assumptions embedded within human knowledge systems that unconsciously position humanity as the center and measure of existence. The paper explores interconnectedness, awareness without psychological identification, the limits of conceptual measurement, and the possibility of encountering reality directly beyond conditioned interpretation. Rather than proposing a rigid metaphysical doctrine, the inquiry remains exploratory and phenomenological, emphasizing direct observation of consciousness and existence.