Contending that the ancient Greek time-frame of Kairos is present in Erikson's early thought, this paper traces the concept from Greece through to modern schools of psychology. It concludes with a brief treatment of Kairotic time in Erikson's early formulation of his epigenetic theory of personality development.
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