| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford philosophical concepts |
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Oxford philosophical concepts.
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| Contents |
Eternity in ancient philosophy -- Eternity in medieval philosophy -- Eternity in early modern philosophy -- Eternity in Kant and post-kantian European thought -- Eternity in twentieth-century analytic philosophy |
| Summary |
This edited volume aims at providing a history of the philosophical explorations of eternity, alongside a series of short essays, called reflections, on the role of eternity and its representations in literature, religion, language, liturgy, science, and music. In doing so, it reveals philosophy to be a discipline in constant conversation with various other domains of human thought and exploration |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Infinite.
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Eternity.
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infinity.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics.
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Eternity
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Infinite
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Melamed, Yitzhak Y., 1968- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199345175 |
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0199345171 |
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9780199781942 |
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019978194X |
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