Czas. Esej o wieczności
Journal Title: Pro Georgia. Journal of Kartvelological Studies - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 26
Abstract
The text presented is a fragment of a book prepared for print, which is dedicated to the understanding of time from antiquity to the modern era by philosophers, scholars and writers. This book will address various concepts of time, such as: Time according to A. Ancient and medieval philosophers B. Modern and contemporary philosophers, the Beginning (and end) of time, Chronos and Kairos, the Eternal return, Apocatastasis, Repetition, Liturgical and sacred time, the First and eighth day, Time and movement (consequence), Time as fatality, Time as four (or three) aeons, Accumulating time, “scientifi c” time, Time questioned and Time and Eternity. The selected fragments indicate that time has been understood in many different ways throughout history, however only two of all the possible interpretations have played a primary role, that is linear and holistic (the theory of eternal returns). Parmenides of Elea (sixth century B.C.) had already rejected the concept of time and concerned himself with only changes. In the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine and other thinkers one can see certain hesitations to accept the existence of time (particularly the past and future) and its defi nition. There have also been tendencies from absolutizing time (Isaac Newton) to its rejection (Bryce DeWitt and Julian Barbour). In the last chapter of the book, the author attempts to answer the question if time exists at all or if it is a human invention to express changes and the consequences of events.
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Henryk Paprocki
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