Ethics and Aesthetics of the Instant in the Digital Age

In the constant flow of time, there is a moment that is always with us, but that is often elusive to us: the present. This fleeting moment, this "e;now"e; that is always here but that we can never retain, is the focus of this essay on the ethics and aesthetics of the present.Our experience of the world is inevitably anchored in the present moment, but the nature of this "e;now"e; is profoundly par...