The phenomenon of time and the fact that I am myself are in strict accordance. By grasping the self and time not as "things" but as "events," the author abruptly transcends Western solipsism, vividly tracing the simultaneous birth of time and the individual self. Furthermore, he perceives the fundamental modes of time, usually concealed under a healthy balance, within madness. The time of the eve of the festival, the time after the festival, and the festive time of living in the eternal present—"the great death as the source of life" appears here. #Toshimitsu Kimura #Toshi_Kimura #book #philosophy/philosophy