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In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is embedded in cultural practices. She takes the reader on a journey of discovery that extends from ancient mythology and classical philosophy to the contemporary social world of high-speed computer networks and globalized social relations.
The book poses key questions about the nature of time, how it is conceptualized, what it means in practice and how the parameters set by nature have been transcended across the ages by the human quest for time know-how and control. It provides the reader with a good basis for understanding the role of time in contemporary social life.
This book assumes no previous knowledge. Through its broad perspective and transdisciplinary approach it provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction for students and teachers across the social sciences.
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目次
Prologue.
PART I What is Time?.
Interlude: Time Is.
1 Time Stories.
Gods of Time.
In the Beginning.
Paradise and the Fall.
Encounters with Death.
Journeys to the Otherworld.
Cycles of Renewal and Regeneration.
Beyond Death: Resurrection and Redemption.
Reflections: Myth for Today's Theory and Practice.
Interlude: Representations of Time.
2 Time Theories I.
Western Philosophy: From Ontology to Epistemology.
Natural Science: Clockwork Universe and Change.
Enlightenment Theories: A Priori and Dialectic.
Social Theory: Practice, Value and Category.
Interlude: Time Perspectives.
3 Time Theories II.
Western Philosophy: Time Within.
The Sciences of System-Specific Times.
Social Theory and the Past, Present and Future.
PART II What is the Role of Time in Social Life?.
Interlude: Time Transcendence.
4 Cultural Practices of Time Transcendence.
Making Time Stand Still.
Knowing Fate, Forging Futures.
Creating Immortality and Permanence.
Modifying Nature's Times and Rhythms.
Superimposing Phases and Social Structure.
Interlude: Body Time, Clock Time, Social Time.
5 In Pursuit of Time Know-how.
Reckoning Time.
Creating Clock Time.
Mobilising World Time.
Networking Instantaneity.
Interlude: Time Complexities & Hierarchies.
6 The Quest for Time Control.
Commodification.
Compressions.
Colonization.
Control.
Interlude: Futures.
Epilogue.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Bibliography.
Index
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