lunes, 26 de octubre de 2009

Lost in Time

I think this chapter was interesting; it brought up the theme of time, something that we all know and are aware of, but we cannot explain it exactly. The book mention that Aristotle linked the time with movement, meaning also for the change of state; time passes because things happen. I think I can agree in a way with this statement because every second that passes, there is something in the world that happens.
As an example, even before we had the mechanical devices that measured the time, the people had other ways to measure the time, and it relates to things that happen. When the flowers appeared on the field, or when the migrant birds came back, and even say to express winter, when it is cold; all these that people used to measure the time were represented by something happening. So, this means that the world is in constant movement, or change, because the time keeps going.
In class it was told that when one sleeps, time seems to stop, but then it was said what about the dreams? There is something happening. And also, by a friend, what about inside the body? Everything keeps changing. I think that this theme can be confusing, like the question which one came first? I would be on the side of time come first, because in order for something to happen, there has to be a change in time, or a change of moment, which is basically the same.

3 comentarios:

  1. I agree with you Anthony. The term time is really hard to define. We know what time is, but when someone asks us what it is, we encounter a big problem. Also it’s quite interesting how time and movement are related. What I personally think is that movement depends on time. Thing happen and change because time is passing, if somehow time stopped, things will stop to develop or move. For example we get old because time passes.

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  2. yes it is very very complicated the concept of time, as in the book says, we are fine with time just before somebody asks us what it is because the truth is that we dont understand it and dont see the way it is independent from movement, and we need to understand it to understand better the world we live in.

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  3. I agree with you, I also go with time came first, because in order for something to happen there should be a dimension, a time for it to happen; as we discussed in class I think that things happen because time happens not the other way around, for me it just seems more logic.

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