Time Devoured: A Materialistic Discussion of Duration (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Time)

Parsons, Edmund

ISBN 10: 1138394076 / ISBN 13: 9781138394070

Verlag: Routledge, 2020

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Time Devoured: A Materialistic Discussion of Duration (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Time)
• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1138394076
• ISBN-13: 9781138394070
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

Originally published in 1964. This lively, challenging book, written with enthusiasm, conviction and clarity, sets out to elucidate the shadowy concept of Time. This involves central philosophical issues, which are vigorously discussed. Also relativity theory, in a clear-cut exposition, is made intelligible in a new light. All who are interested in science and its philosophical implications will find this book highly controversial but certainly readable.

The author believes philosophy to be important, not only for its professionals, but for everyman. He believes that the fact that this is no longer realised shows that something is wrong with professional philosophy; he also indicates what this is. The book ends, surprisingly but pertinently, with a bold plunge into the questions of telepathy, precognition and psychical research generally. Whilst the phenomena are reasonably admitted, trenchant criticism of their significance confronts parapsychologists.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.