On Time

Seduction of the Human Spirit

von Jeffery Raymond

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

We think the United States runs on "time," yet most of us don't know where "time" came from, why we think it's so important. In On Time: Seduction of the Human Spirit, author Jeffery Raymond tells the story of our "time," how it came to be, and how we can best use this human invention.Raymond reviews physics, psychology, and popular culture, asking the taunting questions and fearlessly defying cultural assumptions about time as it relates to the topics in the following chapters:Watching the ClockGods and TimeTime TrialsBig Boys, Big Bangs and Black HolesAt This MomentDigital TimeTime WarsAnd many moreOn Time is a direct challenge to the commonly held notions of what time is, how we use "time" in our culture, its origins, and its flaws. We all think we know what time is-but do we?

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen
• ISBN: 9780595411917
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2006
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: iUniverse