Toward a Philosophy of Temporal Resonance: Reconciling Relative Time and the Ontology of Absolute Time through a Multidimensional Framework
Abstract
This paper proposes a novel philosophical framework on time, centered on the concept of Temporal Resonance, a state of ontological harmony between relative temporal modalities (e.g., physical, psychological, and biological time) and an underlying Absolute Time. Drawing from physics, consciousness studies, phenomenology, and ecological ethics, we develop five interlinked postulates to articulate the nature and function of time. These postulates suggest that (1) Absolute Time exists as a foundational ontological entity, (2) all known temporalities are perspectival projections of this Absolute Time, (3) consciousness operates as the universe's only true temporal synchronizer, (4) fragmentation from Absolute Time results in existential and ecological crises, and (5) restoring resonance requires the integration of physics, poetics, spirituality, and social responsibility. A formal treatment of this theory is introduced through a multidimensional model incorporating aspects of field theory, entropic thermodynamics, and adaptive systems. We argue for a reconceptualization of time as not merely a metric but as a relational force-field binding meaning, matter, and mind. This integrative model not only resolves tensions between subjective and objective accounts of time, but also offers a practical foundation for rethinking human and civilizational rhythms in the Anthropocene.
Background
The problem of time remains one of the most profound mysteries in physics, philosophy, and human consciousness. From Newton's introduction of absolute and independent time, to Einstein's relativization of time in a space-time curved by mass and energy, there is no definitive consensus on what is real time. Outside of science, humans experience time in a psychological, biological, even spiritual. But all these forms of time seem split, and in modern life, that fragmentation has created crises: ecological, ethical, even of existential meaning itself.
In this context, this paper proposes a new theory:Absolute Time Resonance Theory, which is based on the idea that all relative time actually resonates, consciously or unconsciously, with a fundamental ontological structure:Absolute Time.
We propose five postulates and three operational definitions to construct a new philosophical and scientific framework for time, with implications for theoretical physics, the epistemology of consciousness, and the sustainability of civilization.
OUTLINE
1. Introduction
The problem of time in the history of thought.
The tension between physical time and phenomenological time.
Aims and contributions of the paper.
2. Three Key Definitions
