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The Images of Time: An Essay on Temporal Representation

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The Images of Time is a philosophical investigation of the nature of time and the mind's ways of representing it. Robin Le Poidevin examines the ways in which we perceive time and change, the means by which memory links us with the past, the attempt to represent change and movement in art, and the nature of fictional time. Questions addressed include: Do we really experience what is happening now? How is it possible to "perceive" duration? Does time really pass? Can paintings depict change? Is there such a thing as "the ...

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Images of Time: An Essay on Temporal Representation 2009, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780199575510

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The Images of Time: An Essay on Temporal Representation 2007, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780199265893

Hardcover