The die is cast: Topical and ontological dimensions of the locus of the irreparable |
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| Authors: | J Robert Cox |
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| Institution: | Associate Professor of Speech Communication , University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 |
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| Abstract: | Claims that a choice cannot be repeated or that its consequences may involve an irreparable loss draw upon powerful topical and ontological assumptions. This essay identifies this commonplace with certain loci of “Quality” and with a view of time similar to Heidegger's general interpretation of human existence as Ek‐sistenz—"the standing beyond oneself.” Such an understanding reveals strategic and ethical implications of the irreparable for human decision‐making. |
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