TY - JOUR
T1 - On the notion of historical (dis)continuity
T2 - Reinhart Koselleck's construction of the Sattelzeit
AU - Motzkin, Gabriel
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The author contends that a transition period is conceived in terms of its continuity with preceding or subsequent periods, rather than an entirely discontinuous temporal unit. Thus, in order to conceive of a period of transition, one must assume an overarching historical continuity. This contrasts with Reinhart Koselleck's and Michel Foucault's conception of the period of transition to modernity which is at once a break and part of the modern period. By analyzing how time is experienced in terms of contemporary awareness and retrospective consciousness, the author maps out the epistemological determinations that allow for the conception of a period of transition to modernity such as Sattelzeit.
AB - The author contends that a transition period is conceived in terms of its continuity with preceding or subsequent periods, rather than an entirely discontinuous temporal unit. Thus, in order to conceive of a period of transition, one must assume an overarching historical continuity. This contrasts with Reinhart Koselleck's and Michel Foucault's conception of the period of transition to modernity which is at once a break and part of the modern period. By analyzing how time is experienced in terms of contemporary awareness and retrospective consciousness, the author maps out the epistemological determinations that allow for the conception of a period of transition to modernity such as Sattelzeit.
KW - Historical continuity
KW - Michel Foucault
KW - Periods of transition
KW - Reinhart Koselleck
KW - Sattelzeit
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=61949472262&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/187465605783406244
DO - 10.1163/187465605783406244
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AN - SCOPUS:61949472262
SN - 1807-9326
VL - 1
SP - 145
EP - 158
JO - Contributions to the History of Concepts
JF - Contributions to the History of Concepts
IS - 2
ER -