Augenblick: The Concept of the 'Decisive Moment' in 19th- and 20th-Century Western PhilosophyAugenblick, meaning literally 'In the blink of an eye', describes a 'decisive moment' in time that is both fleeting yet momentously eventful, even epoch-makingly 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. Ward examines the whole extent of the idea of the 'decisive moment', in which an individual's entire life-project is open to a radical reorientation. From its inception in Kierkegaard's works to the writings of Jaspers and Heidegger, she draws on a vast array of sources beyond just the standard figures of 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy, finding ideas and examples in photography, cinema, music, art, and the modern novel. |
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... word. It became a 'genius loci' – a 'pervading spirit'. When we begin to look out for something it suddenly seems to appear everywhere; since noticing it and turning my attention to it, it has come at me from all sides. Many people with ...
... word. It became a 'genius loci' – a 'pervading spirit'. When we begin to look out for something it suddenly seems to appear everywhere; since noticing it and turning my attention to it, it has come at me from all sides. Many people with ...
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... word Augenblick and its related words: 'glance' blick], 'wink' Augenblinzeln] – as a cheeky mode of communication, and 'the lightning flash blitzen] of insight'. In a rare rendition as 'gaze of the eye' the phrase gives the impression ...
... word Augenblick and its related words: 'glance' blick], 'wink' Augenblinzeln] – as a cheeky mode of communication, and 'the lightning flash blitzen] of insight'. In a rare rendition as 'gaze of the eye' the phrase gives the impression ...
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... word 'moment' is rendered in different and perhaps conflicting ways. The relation between 'the god' guden] and human being is, for Kierkegaard, necessary to an understanding of the moment as a matter of faith. Following the development ...
... word 'moment' is rendered in different and perhaps conflicting ways. The relation between 'the god' guden] and human being is, for Kierkegaard, necessary to an understanding of the moment as a matter of faith. Following the development ...
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... word klimax or 'ladder' and can refer to logical or philosophical ladders of thought or intellectual pursuits.13 Climacus' point of view in relation to Christianity is not from a position of faith, but from a 'pagan' view which develops ...
... word klimax or 'ladder' and can refer to logical or philosophical ladders of thought or intellectual pursuits.13 Climacus' point of view in relation to Christianity is not from a position of faith, but from a 'pagan' view which develops ...
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... word also refers to a partial phase, but it. 24 Kierkegaard, Journals and Papers, notes, p. 821. 25 Ibid., p. 88. 26 Ibid., p. 87. 27 kierkegaard's Journals and Papers, Vol. III, Section 3664. 28 Swenson, David F., Something About ...
... word also refers to a partial phase, but it. 24 Kierkegaard, Journals and Papers, notes, p. 821. 25 Ibid., p. 88. 26 Ibid., p. 87. 27 kierkegaard's Journals and Papers, Vol. III, Section 3664. 28 Swenson, David F., Something About ...
Contents
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its place in Friedrich Nietzsches concept of Eternal Return | 35 |
3 Karl Jaspers pure eye of the fleeting moment | 69 |
4 Martin Heideggers Augenblick as moment of vision and the Redemption of Being | 97 |
5 Henri CartierBressons Images à la Sauvette Images on the Run and the Image as Still | 125 |
6 A Decisive Epoch and the Existential Moment der Augenblick der Existenz in Art | 149 |
Conclusion | 175 |
Bibliography | 181 |
Index | 187 |
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