1. Edition - February 1999
112.- Euro
1999. XII, 150 Pages, Hardcover
- Monograph -
ISBN-10: 0-471-98545-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-98545-7 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
Introducing a thought-provoking book which raises the fascinating question of what we mean when we speak about time. The author examines differing perspectives on time, how and why we measure time as we do, and time in relation to our lives. He then looks at time in relation to the universe as a whole, from the beginning through to the present, and incorporates fascinating views by the ancient and modern philosophers and discusses the role that religion has in the understanding of time.

From the contents
What Do We Mean When We Talk About Time?

Clocks and Calendars.

Time and Life.

Human Time.

The Artistic View of Time.

A Growing Sense of Geological Time.

Geochronometry.

Stratigraphy.

The Solar System and Beyond.

Cosmology.

The Philosophy of Time.

What Do We Understand When We Think About Time?

Further Reading.

Index.