Philosophy Talk. The Reality of Time

Abstract/Contents

Abstract

St. Augustine suggested that when we try to grasp the idea of time, it seems to evade us: "What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know." So is time real or merely an artificial construct? Is time a fundamental or emergent property of our universe or a part of our cognitive apparatus? Do we live in a continuum with a definite past and present, or do we live in a succession of Nows, and if the latter is the case, how does it affect our perception of memory or recollection? John and Ken take their time with Julian Barbour from the University of Oxford, author of The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Physics.

Description

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	May 18, 2014
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Creators/Contributors

Speaker	Perry, John, 1943-
Speaker	Taylor, Kenneth Allen, 1954-2019
Producer	Ben Manilla Productions, Inc.

Subjects

Subject	Time
Subject	Physics
Genre	Radio talk shows

Bibliographic information

philosophytalk.org show page	Title The Reality of Time
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	346.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/qp371jw2474
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Philosophy Talk, 2002-

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