Augenblick: the concept of the 'decisive moment' in 19th- and 20th-century western philosophy
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1. Verfasser: Ward, Koral (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Aldershot, England Ashgate ©2008
Schriftenreihe:Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index
Of time and the eternal, Søren Kierkegaards moment -- The gateway named Augenblick : its place in Friedrich Nietzsches concept of eternal return -- Karl Jaspers' 'pure eye' of the 'fleeting moment' -- Martin Heidegger's Augenblick as 'moment of vision', and the redemption of being -- Henri Cartier-Bresson's Images à la sauvette [Images on the runs], the Image as still -- A decisive epoch and an 'existential moment' [der Augenblick der Existenz] in art
Augenblick, meaning literally 'In the blink of an eye', describes a 'decisive moment' in time that is fleeting, yet momentously eventful and incredibly significant. In this book, Koral Ward investigates the development of the concept into one of the core ideas in Western existential philosophy, alongside such concepts as anxiety and individual freedom. From its inception of this idea in Kierkegaard's works and the writings of Jaspers and Heidegger, Ward draws on a vast array of sources beyond just the standard figures of 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy, finding ideas and examples
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 192 pages)
ISBN:0754699455
9780754699453

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