Temporal Ontology in Ecology

Theoretical applications of time and temporality remain a key consideration for both climate scientists the humanities. By way extending this importance, we critically examine Timothy Morton’s proposed “ecological awareness” alongside Slavoj Žižek’s “parallax view.” In doing so, article introduces “past-present parallax” in order to contest that, while conceptions past are marked by “lack,” equally, our relations Nature grounded an ontological incompleteness, contingency. This novel approach presents ecological awareness that remains temporally attuned impasses inconsistencies which frame in/with Nature.