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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[St. Petersburg]
Three Pines Press
[2021]
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| En: | Año: 2021 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
China
/ Tempo
/ Temporalidad
/ Taoísmo
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AB Filosofía de la religión AG Vida religiosa BM Universismo chino KBM Asia |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Time
Religious aspects
Taoism
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| Acceso en línea: |
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| Sumario: | "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" |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | 330 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1931483485 |
