SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Temporality, Martin Heidegger, Time Perception
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The phenomena of time is too complex and multidimensional to be considered profoundly in one. On the other hand, kairos indicates the qualitative character of time, the special meaning of the event or. All objects, phenomena, events and processes are allocated in space and time. Their temporary nature means that at on moment they appeared and at another changed their quality. This means that space, time and variability are universal attributes of existence in the world. Martin heidegger was one of the philosophers, who dedicated his discourses to time one of the biggest mysteries in the world. Heidegger presents his insights concerning time in the context of historicity and ontology (da-sein) in his philosophical treatise being and time . perspective. There are two concepts describing the time using the greek terminology: chronos and kairos. Chronos reflects the time perception as a mean of measuring time and period duration or the age of the object.