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Time and Time Again : Reports from a Boundary of the Universe /
Represents a guided tour to the interdisciplinary, integrated study of time. Through twenty-two connected essays, this work advances insights into understanding the nature of time seen through philosophy, the arts and letters, the sciences of matter, life, mind and society.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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| Colección: | Supplements to The study of time ;
v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; About the Cover; Th e Whir and the Bell; 1. The change ringing cosmos; 2. From timelessness to time; 3. Reality as examined appearances; 4. What kind of a universe to expect?; 5. Th e beginning or origin of time; 6. Constraining chaos; 7. Th ose metaphysical devices; 8. How to use a clock; 9. Coordinated clock shops; 10. From puppy love to faithful love; 11. Logos at the edge of the cosmos; 12. Unbounding society; 13. Th at awesome gift; 14. Opiates that civilize; 15. How to perpetuate confl icts; 16. Th e true; 17. Music do I hear? Homer, Borges, and the Pied Piper.