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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...

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Other Authors: Melamed, Yitzhak Y., 1968- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Oxford philosophical concepts.
Subjects:
Infinite.
Eternity.
Infini.
Éternité.
infinity.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Eternity
Infinite
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199345175
0199345171
9780199781942
019978194X