The eleven pictures of time : the physics, philosophy, and politics of time beliefs / C.K. Raju.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raju, C. K.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (587 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Los Angeles : SAGE, 2003.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

C.K. Raju begins with a critical exposition of various time-beliefs, ranging from the earliest times through Augustine, Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking and current notions of chaos and time travel. He traces the role of organised religion in subverting time beliefs for its political ends. The book points out how this resulted in a facile dichotomy between 'linear' and 'cyclic' time, thereby inaugurating a confusion which, according to the author, has handicapped Western thought ever since, eventually influencing the content of science itself. Thus, this book daringly asserts that physical theory, traditionally regarded as amoral and objective, has depended on cultural beliefs about time.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9788132112631

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.