Kairós: In Defence of 'Due Time'

by Giacomo Marramao

Shedding new light on the fundamental philosophical problem of time, leading Italian philosopher Giacomo Marramao offers a solution to today's 24/7 culture.

If we were asked to name the social syndrome of our age under capitalism, it would no doubt be "rush". Intentional animals as we are, we experience the meaningless acceleration of time, which devours instants and misses its target just like its opposite, undue hesitation. For...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350431184
• ISBN13: 9781350431188
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"