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An Aristotelian Human Time-Space Manifold

From Chronochora to Kairotopos

The two Greek notions of time, chronos and kairos, and their spatial counterparts, chora and topos, are discussed in conjunction with some Aristotelian notions of human action, namely, theoria/episteme, poiesis/techne, and praxis/phronesis. From this discussion follows a unification of these Greek spatio-temporal notions into chronochora, chronotopos, kairochora, and kairotopos, which correspond to a move from abstract scientific time-space towards a concrete and meaningful time and place. Finally, these time and space notions are discussed in the contemporary organizational settings of time management (e.g. Just-In-Time) and virtual organizations, and their different forms of abstraction are alluded to.

Key Words: Aristotle • chora • kairos • phronesis • trust

Time & Society, Vol. 8, No. 2-3, 309-328 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X99008002006


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