Livre | Chapitre
Reflections on the history of the concept of time
pp. 1-11
Résumé
The central feature of our current mode of thought about the physical universe and human society is the idea of time as linear advancement without cyclical repetition. We tend to regard this idea as intuitively obvious and a necessity of thought, but a general survey of the historical evidence reveals that this is not the case.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Fraser J T, Haber Francis C., Müller Gert H (1972) The study of time: proceedings of the first conference of the international society for the study of time oberwolfach (black Forest) — West Losevy. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 1-11
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-65387-2_1
Citation complète:
Whitrow G. J., 1972, Reflections on the history of the concept of time. In J.T. Fraser, F. C. Haber & G.H. Müller (eds.) The study of time (1-11). Dordrecht, Springer.