Kairos
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Kairos is an ancient Greek concept of the opportune or right moment, emphasizing qualitative, decisive time rather than chronological duration.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in ancient Greek thought
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philosophical concept ⓘ time concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
critical turning points
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moments of crisis ⓘ opportunities for change ⓘ |
| contrastedAs | qualitative time vs quantitative time ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Chronos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | chronological duration ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
qualitative aspects of time
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situational appropriateness ⓘ timely decision ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Greek word καιρός ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
context-dependent timing
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decisive intervention in time ⓘ subjective experience of time ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Greek philosophical terminology
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concepts of time ⓘ rhetorical concepts ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationIn |
homiletics
ⓘ
modern theology ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
decisive moment
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opportune moment ⓘ right time ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian theological concept of the "right time" of God ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
appropriateness of timing
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fitness of the moment ⓘ timely action ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
decisive time
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qualitative time ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
notions of due measure
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notions of opportunity ⓘ notions of season ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
moral decision-making
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persuasion in rhetoric ⓘ strategic timing of speech ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philosophy
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classical rhetoric ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ethics
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literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theology ⓘ |
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