Publication

2006-11-15 - University Of Chicago Press

Language

English

Word Count

123,000 words, Guess

Page Count

492 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCBD638 .S67 2006
  • DDC115

Description

Richard Sorabji here takes time as his central theme, exploring fundamental questions about its nature: Is it real or an aspect of consciousness? Did it begin along with the universe? Can anything escape from it? Does it come in atomic chunks? In addressing these and myriad other issues, Sorabji engages in an illuminating discussion of early thought about time, ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Islamic, Christian, and Jewish medieval thinkers. Sorabji argues that the thought of these often neglected philosophers about the subject is, in many cases, more complete than that of their more recent counterparts.

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Other Editions

  • Time, Creation and the Continuum: Theories in Antiquity and the Early Middle AgesPaperbackUniversity Of Chicago Press2006-11-15

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