Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle by Gould Stephen Jay

Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle by Gould Stephen Jay

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Summary

This excursion into the ways we conceptualize the past explores a central dichotomy between time's arrow (an unilinear Newtonian succession of unique events) and time's cycle (the recursive patterns that re-appear in a world that remains fundamentally unchanged).

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Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle by Gould Stephen Jay

This excursion into the ways we conceptualize the past explores a central dichotomy between time's arrow (an unilinear Newtonian succession of unique events) and time's cycle (the recursive patterns that re-appear in a world that remains fundamentally unchanged).
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ISBN 13 9780140135725
ISBN 10 0140135723
Title Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle
Author Gould Stephen Jay
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1995-10-05
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.