The Study Of Time

Author : J. T. Fraser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642653871
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Time written by J. T. Fraser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time was held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut at Oberwolfach in the Black Forest, Federal Republic of Germany from Sunday, 31 August to Saturday, 6 September, 1969. The origin of this conference and the formation of the Society goes back to a proposal due to J. T. Fraser that was discussed at a conference on "Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Time" held by the New York Academy of Sciences in January, 1966. It was unanimously agreed than that an international society should be formed on an interdisciplinary basis with the object of stimulating interest in all problems concerning 'time and that this object could best be attained by means of conferences held at regular intervals. J. T. Fraser was elected Secretary, S. Watanabe Treasurer, and I was elected President. It was agreed, at my suggestion, that the organization of the first conference of the newly formed Society be left to a committee of these three officers, on the understanding that they would invite authorities on the role of time in the various special sciences and humanities to form an Advisory Board to assist them. One of the main difficulties in seeking support for an interdisciplinary conference is that most foundations confine their interest exclusively either to the sciences or to the humanities.

Author : J. T. Fraser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642501214
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Time II written by J. T. Fraser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time was held at Hotel Mt. Fuji, near Lake Yamanaka, Japan, on July I to 7,1973. The present volume is the proceedings at that Con ference and constitutes the second volume in The Study of Time series. * At the closing session of our First Conference in Oberwolfach, Germany, in 1969, I was honored by being elected to the Presidency of the Society, following Dr. J. G. Whitrow, our fIrst President. My mandate was to organize a Second Conference, consistent with the aim of the Society, which is the holding of interdisciplinary conferences for the presentation and discussion of papers on various as pects of time. Several participants expressed to me their wish to have a second conference held in Japan so as to emphasize the international and intercultural dedication of this Society. Dr. Fraser carefully evaluated this and many other suggestions, weighed the possible conference sites and our chances of raising the necessary funds to convene a meeting at such sites, and concurred with my conclusions that we should go ahead with the plans for a Japanese meeting. For the difficult and complicated task of raising funds and organizing a conference in Japan, I had to select and rely heavily on somebody both capable and reliable and also living in Japan. Thus, I asked the Reverend Michael Mutsuo Yanase, S. J.

Author : J. T. Fraser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461259479
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Time IV written by J. T. Fraser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. T. Fraser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461262879
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Time III written by J. T. Fraser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume were delivered and responded to at the Third Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time. The meeting took place during sunny days, punctuated by an occasional brief storm, in the confer ence facilities of the Österreichisches College in Alpbach, Austria, from ]uly 1 to ]uly 10, 1976. In the middle of it came ]uly 4, the 200th anniversary of the Declaration ofindependence, and in honor ofparticipants from the United States there was a special session of papers on the subject of Freedom and Time. [See Fraser, Park in this volume. ] The effect of the papers was kaleidoscopic; reading the table of contents one can surmise the experience of those enthusiasts, and there were several, who heard them all. I think that most people who have been puzzled about time will agree that it is not clear wh at the puzzle is or from what direction the insights will come that will enable us to understand the situation a litde more clearly. As one of the participants wrote afterwards, "After all , we do not know apriori whether there exists areal unity in studies about time, but if one exists it must reveal itself progressively in the course of successive experiences such as these lectures. If it were easy to find, it would have been found already without the Society's help.

Author : Ward L. Goodrich
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern Clock written by Ward L. Goodrich and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Modern Clock: A Study of Time Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation and Repair" by Ward L. Goodrich may seem like any of the countless manuals or technical works written about clocks over the years. As a delicate and complicated piece of machinery, having the most up-to-date information regarding its maintenance is of the utmost importance. However, Goodrich shows his expertise and ability to teach by providing readers with not only an informative text, but also one that is easy-to-understand and somehow still entertaining.

Author : Raji C. Steineck
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004252002
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins and Futures: Time Inflected and Reflected written by Raji C. Steineck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origins and Futures: Time Inflected and Reflected offers an interdisciplinary approach to two fundamental often opposing concepts of time. The volume features both research on specific texts and authors as well as conceptual disciplinary reflections in the spirit of an integrated study of time.

Author : John Alexander Gunn
Publisher : London : G. Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Problem of Time written by John Alexander Gunn and published by London : G. Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 1929 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Carlos Montemayor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900440824X
Total Pages : 319 pages
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Download or read book Time's Urgency written by Carlos Montemayor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unique contemporary perspective on the interdisciplinary study of time. It will open paths for new approaches regarding narrative structure and urgency. These are themes that are becoming increasingly relevant during our times.

Author : Tony Roark
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497286
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aristotle on Time written by Tony Roark and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristotle's definition of time as 'a number of motion with respect to the before and after' has been branded as patently circular by commentators ranging from Simplicius to W. D. Ross. In this book Tony Roark presents an interpretation of the definition that renders it not only non-circular, but also worthy of serious philosophical scrutiny. He shows how Aristotle developed an account of the nature of time that is inspired by Plato while also thoroughly bound up with Aristotle's sophisticated analyses of motion and perception. When Aristotle's view is properly understood, Roark argues, it is immune to devastating objections against the possibility of temporal passage articulated by McTaggart and other 20th-century philosophers. Roark's novel and fascinating interpretation of Aristotle's temporal theory will appeal to those interested in Aristotle, ancient philosophy and the philosophy of time.

Author : Giambattista Vico
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801497780
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Study Methods of Our Time written by Giambattista Vico and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important contribution to the development of the scientism-versus-humanism debate over the comparative merits of classical and modern culture, this book lays out Vico's powerful arguments against the compartmentalization of knowledge.