Experiencing time
Our engagement with time is a ubiquitous feature of our lives. We are aware of time on many scales, from the briefest flicker of change to the way our lives unfold over many years. But to what extent does this encounter reveal the true nature of temporal reality? To the extent that temporal reality is as it seems, how do we come to be aware of it? And to the extent that temporal reality is not as it seems, why does it seem that way? These are the central questions addressed by the author in thi…
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- Full title :Experiencing time / Simon Prosser.
Summary
Our engagement with time is a ubiquitous feature of our lives. We are aware of time on many scales, from the briefest flicker of change to the way our lives unfold over many years. But to what extent does this encounter reveal the true nature of temporal reality? To the extent that temporal reality is as it seems, how do we come to be aware of it? And to the extent that temporal reality is not as it seems, why does it seem that way? These are the central questions addressed by the author in this book.
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- Publication Date:2016.
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 221 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780198748946, 0198748949
- oclc:ocn958384369
- LC Classification:BD638
- Dewey Decimal:115
Table of Contents
Introduction : the metaphysics of time -- Experience and the passage of time -- Attitudes to the past, present, nd future -- Experiencing rates and durations -- Is experience temporarily extended? -- Why does change seem dynamic? -- Moving through time, and the open future.
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