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“Translation, The Introduction Of Western Time Consciousness Into The Chinese Language, And Chinese Modernity.”, Sinkwan Cheng Feb 2015

“Translation, The Introduction Of Western Time Consciousness Into The Chinese Language, And Chinese Modernity.”, Sinkwan Cheng

Sinkwan Cheng

No abstract provided.


"Aristotle On Time: A Study Of The Physics" Review, Julie E. Ponesse Dec 2011

"Aristotle On Time: A Study Of The Physics" Review, Julie E. Ponesse

Julie E Ponesse

No abstract provided.


“The Role Of Forgetting In Our Experience Of Time: Augustine Of Hippo And Hannah Arendt”, Antonio Calcagno Dec 2010

“The Role Of Forgetting In Our Experience Of Time: Augustine Of Hippo And Hannah Arendt”, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.


Gerda Walther Sulla Possibilità Di Un Senso Passivo Della Comunità E Della Coscienza Interno Del Tempo Della Comunità, Antonio Calcagno Dec 2010

Gerda Walther Sulla Possibilità Di Un Senso Passivo Della Comunità E Della Coscienza Interno Del Tempo Della Comunità, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.


The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity, Juan Ferret Jan 2010

The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


Proceedings For The Minisymposium On The Nature Of Time: Lessons From The Foundations Of Relativity And Quantum Physics, Juan Ferret, Alexis De Saint-Ours Dec 2009

Proceedings For The Minisymposium On The Nature Of Time: Lessons From The Foundations Of Relativity And Quantum Physics, Juan Ferret, Alexis De Saint-Ours

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision, Juan Ferret Dec 2009

The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


A Mage In Motion - Metaphysical Riddles Of Space, Time, And Motion, Juan Ferret Nov 2009

A Mage In Motion - Metaphysical Riddles Of Space, Time, And Motion, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


The Power Of Flowers: The Philosophy Of Organism Of The Maya, Juan Ferret Jan 2009

The Power Of Flowers: The Philosophy Of Organism Of The Maya, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


Badiou And Derrida: Politics, Events And Their Time, Antonio Calcagno Dec 2006

Badiou And Derrida: Politics, Events And Their Time, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.


Abolishing Time And History: Lazarus And The Possibility Of Thinking Political Events Outside Time, Antonio Calcagno Dec 2006

Abolishing Time And History: Lazarus And The Possibility Of Thinking Political Events Outside Time, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.


Can Alain Badiou's Notion Of Time Account For Political Events?, Antonio Calcagno Dec 2004

Can Alain Badiou's Notion Of Time Account For Political Events?, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.


Jacques Derrida And Alain Badiou: Is There A Relation Between Politics And Time?, Antonio Calcagno Oct 2004

Jacques Derrida And Alain Badiou: Is There A Relation Between Politics And Time?, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

This paper argues that though Derrida is correct to bring to the fore the undecidability that is contained in his political notion of the democracy to come, his account does not extend the aporia of undecidable politics far enough. Derrida himself makes evident this gap. Though politics may be structured with undecidability, there are times when direct, decisive and definitive political interventions are required. In his campaign against capital punishment, the blitzing campaigns in Bosnia and Iraq, and in his call for les villes-refuges, Derrida makes decisive appeals which somehow seem to contradict the undecidability he sees as arch-structuring. Alain …


Time And Time Again : A Study Of Aristotle And Ibn SīNā'S Temporal Theories, Jon Mcginnis Dec 1999

Time And Time Again : A Study Of Aristotle And Ibn SīNā'S Temporal Theories, Jon Mcginnis

Jon McGinnis

The dissertation examines the temporal theories of Aristotle and the Muslim Aristotelian, Ibn Sînâ (Avicenna). After considering Aristotelian science and sketching Aristotle's theory of physics, the dissertation picks up a series of puzzles concerning the reality of time. The central puzzle is a dilemma, which seemingly shows that the now can neither change nor remain the same. The dilemma is important, since one's solution to it affects the way one envisions time. Aristotle's solution, I argue, is to show how the now remains the same. Thus he adopts a “static” theory of time, i.e., time is a magnitude marked off …