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Augenblick : the concept of the 'decisive moment' in 19th- and 20th-century western philosophy Cover Image

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Augenblick : the concept of the 'decisive moment' in 19th- and 20th-century western philosophy

Ward, Koral 1958- (Author).

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 9780754699453
ISBN: 0754699455
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (xv, 192 pages).
Publisher: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.