LE TEMPS D’AGIR
TIME FOR ACTION

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the kairos in the political space and, concretely, in the present political space. After the highlighting of the meanings of the concept of kairos in the public space, the discussion concerns the consequences of the missed kairoi. Even the establishment of kairos in the political actions is the result of the power relations and emphasizes the deep antagonisms between those who decide the political priorities and those who cannot do this. These antagonisms create a wasted time, a permanent adjournment and sudden decisions made at the last moment. All this affects the time of the individual and his responsibility towards his own time and that of the social ensemble. The analysis of the major reforms undertaken for 30 years by world politics leads to the conclusion that there is not only a delay between the intentions expressed and their results, but also a halo of political speeches that hinder the unveiling of processes and their causes. Concepts such as irreversibility, the implacable (the inevitable) and the remedy allow for a broader interpretation of time control and political action. Philosophy makes it possible to understand that the present state of emergency requires the participation of the world population in the political decision. The appropriation of time as the most important wealth of man also means that one assumes the decisions concerning the kairos: all this requires the overcoming of the current divisions within the power relations.

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