Taming time: Daoist ways of working with multiple temporalities

"Time, literally, is of the essence. It is a key feature in all cultures, determining human thought, expectations, actions, and developments. The great master of time studies, J. T. Fraser, describes it in terms of six major temporalities that move at different speeds in unique environments. Ma...

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Main Author: Kohn, Livia 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [St. Petersburg, Florida] Three Pines Press [2021]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Time, literally, is of the essence. It is a key feature in all cultures, determining human thought, expectations, actions, and developments. The great master of time studies, J. T. Fraser, describes it in terms of six major temporalities that move at different speeds in unique environments. Matching the evolution of the universe, they include (1) the atemporal or timeless state of primordial chaos; (2) the prototemporal realm of quantum simultaneity; (3) the eotemporal long-term rhythms of the stars; (4) the biotemporal dimensions of living creatures; (5) the noötemporal phenomena of brain and mind; and (6) the sociotemporal world of clocks and calendars, history and society, analysis and philosophy"-- Back cover
Physical Description:330 Seiten Illustrationen, Portrait (der Verfasserin auf dem Cover) 23 cm
ISBN:9781931483483

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