Books

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ARISTOTLE’S METAPHYSICS OF TIME.Historical research into the mythological and as… AN INTRODUCTION TO ARISTOTLE’S METAPHYSICS OF TIME.Historical research into the mythological and as… Trista Selous,LAURENT Régis High school study OL15367919W
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Robert Louis Stevenson,Dr. Andrej Poleev A conceptual book of metascience OL15374185W
The end of the beginning The end of the beginning Adam Frank "The Big Bang is dead and astrophysicist Adam Frank explains how our experience of time will change as a result"-- "The Big Bang is dead! It is no longer the beginning of time. Allowing us a peek in… OL15936149W
Time's arrows Time's arrows Morris, Richard This volume explores Western views on time from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages, going on to modern scientific concepts, including relativity, biological time, cosmic time, and whether there i… OL16064417W
Temporalities Temporalities Russell West-Pavlov "Temporalities presents a concise critical introduction to the treatment of time throughout literature. Time and its passage represent one of the oldest and most complex philosophical subjects in art… OL16607498W
The Nature of time The Nature of time Michael Lockwood,Raymond Flood Dit boek bevat de tekst van een serie lezingen die in 1985 gehouden werd in Oxford. Thema: de tijd, en met name de problematiek van de tijd zoals die speelt in de moderne thermodynamica, de kosmologi… OL17805022W
Timekeepers Timekeepers Simon Garfield "Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the… OL19729664W
Zeit und Ewigkeit als Raum göttlichen Handelns Zeit und Ewigkeit als Raum göttlichen Handelns Reinhard G. Kratz,Hermann Spieckermann Main description: The volume contains the papers from an international symposium held in 2007 by the Göttingen Graduate School on Images of Gods- Images of God- World Views: Polytheism and Monotheism… OL19912151W
Space, place, and landscape in ancient Greek literature and culture Space, place, and landscape in ancient Greek literature and culture Kate Gilhuly,Nancy Worman "Landscape and place are currently important topics in the study of classical literature. This volume examines how ancient Greeks of the archaic and classical period used geography in literary contex… OL20958057W
I wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons I wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons Barbara Taylor,Brenda Walpole Uses a question and answer format to present information about time and the seasons, such as how to split a second, who invented our calendar, and why the moon changes shapes. OL2431988W
Zeit Zeit Rüdiger Safranski Philosoph und Bestsellerautor Rüdiger Safranski über die Zeit - und wie sie unser Leben, Denken, Handeln herausfordert. Er ermutigt uns, den Reichtum der Zeiterfahrung zurückzugewinnen, jenseits der … OL28168380W
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Simon John De Vries From the Old Testament it is immediately evident that the people of Israel had a clear notion of their presence in time and history. But though the ancient Hebrews thus stand out among their Semitic … OL3493017W
Isaac Bashevis Singer and the eternal past Isaac Bashevis Singer and the eternal past Irving H. Buchen Index. Bibliography: p.221-234 "The Gotham Library." OL5837310W
Space and place in the works of D.H. Lawrence Space and place in the works of D.H. Lawrence Stefania Michelucci "This is an analysis of the work of D. H. Lawrence in light of new theories about space and location, or place and community." "The introductory chapter explains the theoretical premises, drawing ext… OL6215562W