Time

Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
The subject of time......Page 14
Two roles for time......Page 15
Time ordering and real numbers......Page 18
Classical physics: the logic of propositions and the space of states......Page 19
Dynamics and the representation of time by real numbers......Page 21
Temporal logic in this approach......Page 22
A history version of classical physics......Page 23
The mathematics of process......Page 25
Time in quantum theory......Page 27
Spacetime, gravity and a variety of times......Page 29
The problem of time in quantum gravity......Page 30
Zervan and the creation of time......Page 32
Conclusions......Page 33
FURTHER READING......Page 34
Introduction......Page 39
The measurement of time......Page 41
Cycles within cycles......Page 42
The Vishnu Purana and categories of linear time......Page 45
The creation of eras......Page 49
Dynastic chronicles and regional histories......Page 51
Conclusion......Page 54
FURTHER READING......Page 57
The passing of time......Page 58
Forward time travel......Page 59
Backward time travel......Page 62
The direction of time......Page 64
Soluble problems of time travel......Page 69
Boundaries......Page 70
Future pasts?......Page 71
Too many TARDISs?......Page 72
Who made TARDIS?......Page 73
Time travel: the insoluble problem......Page 74
FURTHER READING......Page 76
Introduction......Page 77
‘Jet-lag’ and other problems with clocks......Page 78
Basic clock phenomenology......Page 80
Genetic analysis of the fly clock – the period mutants......Page 81
The fly love song – an ultradian oscillator and speciation?......Page 83
Molecular basis of the fly’s circadian rhythms......Page 85
What about mammalian clocks?......Page 90
Evolution of clocks......Page 92
FURTHER READING......Page 95
Prediction and timing in motor skills......Page 97
Variability in explicit timing......Page 98
Dissociating timer and motor delay......Page 103
Setting the timekeeper......Page 106
Rhythm......Page 109
Brain function and timing......Page 112
Conclusion......Page 115
FURTHER READING......Page 116
The traditional view......Page 117
The time reference of tenses......Page 120
The expression of future time......Page 124
Other languages and cultures......Page 127
Time expressions we live by......Page 131
The literary dimension......Page 133
FURTHER READING......Page 137
7 Storytime and its futures......Page 138
FURTHER READING......Page 153
Introduction......Page 155
Why suppose God to be timeless?......Page 157
Can God be timeless?......Page 159
Minds and time......Page 162
Eternity......Page 165
Free will......Page 168
The beginning of time......Page 173
Conclusion......Page 176
FURTHER READING......Page 177
Notes on Contributors......Page 178
CHAPTER 5......Page 181
CHAPTER 7......Page 182
Index......Page 183