ISBN:
9780231554886
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (313 pages)
Series Statement:
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
DDC:
304.23
Keywords:
Time-Philosophy
;
Time-Religious aspects-Christianity
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
In Chronos, a leading French historian ranges from Western antiquity to the Anthropocene, pinpointing the crucial turning points in our relationship to time. François Hartog considers the genealogy of Western temporalities, examining the order of times and the divisions of time into epochs.
Abstract:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- To Readers of the English Edition -- Preface: The Undeducible Present -- Introduction: From the Greeks to the Christians -- 1. The Christian Regime of Historicity: Chronos Between Kairos and Krisis -- 2. The Christian Order of Time and Its Spread -- 3. Negotiating with Chronos -- 4. Dissonance and Fissures -- 5. In the Thrall of Chronos -- 6. Chronos Destituted, Chronos Restored -- Conclusion: The Anthropocene and History -- Notes -- Index.
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