{"product_id":"the-becoming-of-time-9780822331445","title":"The Becoming of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduces concepts of time from physics to students of religion, and discusses these concepts in relation to the notions of time in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Judeo-Christian and Islamic thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This lucid and wide-ranging study sets out to reconcile the objective and subjective perspectives in the investigation of the phenomenon of time. [Lawrence W. Fagg] ... explores the wondrous subtleties of time that modern physics continues to reveal, but complements them with the rich insights of the spiritual perspectives on time that the world's major religions have to offer.\" Helga Nowotny, Former President, International Society for the Study of Time \"Lawrence W. Fagg has made a fundamental contribution to our reflection upon time. His work immediately takes its place as a basic text for students and researchers, from college to seminary and university levels.\"-Philip Hefner, Director, Zygon Center for Religion and Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface xi\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Thinking about Time 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Time: A Two-fold Mystery? 3\u003cbr\u003e 2. Philosophers Thinking about Time 15\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Time in Our Cosmic Cocoon 27\u003cbr\u003e 3. Einstein, Time, and the Speed of Light 29\u003cbr\u003e 4. Time and the Quantum 43\u003cbr\u003e 5. Timing and Sensing Our Cocoon through Electromagnetism 63\u003cbr\u003e 6. Probing beyond: Spiritual Perceptions of Our Cocoon's Temporality 75\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Nature of Time 93\u003cbr\u003e 7. Did Time Begin? 95\u003cbr\u003e 8. Time and Motion 115\u003cbr\u003e 9. Irreversible Gauges of Time 127\u003cbr\u003e 10. Time, Space, and the Dynamic World: The Spatialization and Liberation of Time 149\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Moment: Increment of Time and Space 161\u003cbr\u003e 12. Timelessness 181\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. What Will Time Tell? 191\u003cbr\u003e 13. Time in the Cosmic Future 193\u003cbr\u003e 14. A Time to Die 213\u003cbr\u003e 15. How Real the Future? 227\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Time 235\u003cbr\u003e 16. Time: A Duality or Unity? 237\u003cbr\u003e 17. What is Time? 249\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 255","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406033068375,"sku":"9780822331445","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822331445.jpg?v=1730494312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-becoming-of-time-9780822331445","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}