The Becoming of Time-CL

by Lawrence W. Fagg

Book Overview

Integrating concepts of time derived from the physical sciences and world religions, The Becoming of Time examines various questions about time. including its origin, its relation to space and motion, its irreversible nature, the notion of timelessness, and the reality of the future. Lawrence W. Fagg contends that the use of spatial metaphors to describe time obscures its true character. He offers an altemative, non-spatial description of time by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0788500597
• ISBN13: 9780788500596
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 281 Pages