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A Phenomenology of the Momentous Richard C. Prust, St. Andrews Presbyterian College ASKED TO THINK OF A SYNONYM for the word "momentous," we'd probably be tempted to suggest "important." But "important" casts a somewhat wider net, for important actions are important in various ways depending on what they carry into consideration. Some actions are important because of their consequences, the way they shape conditions for future action. The shooting of Archduke Ferdinand was an important act because it triggered World War I. But action can also be important because of the character it bears in its own time. A moment of action can be of greater or lesser moment, more or less momentous in the course of its enactment, not simply or even primarily dependent for its character on what came next. |
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