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has been called 'mythical time'. In primitive thought we find innumerable
examples of the belief that an object or an act is 'real' only in so far as it imitates
or repeats an ideal prototype. We are therefore, presented with the paradoxical
situation ...
has been called 'mythical time'. In primitive thought we find innumerable
examples of the belief that an object or an act is 'real' only in so far as it imitates
or repeats an ideal prototype. We are therefore, presented with the paradoxical
situation ...
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A classic visual example of pre-perception occurs when a doctor directs his
attention to a patient's blood and sees it flow before the lancet penetrates the skin
. An equally vivid example of a primary memory image which forms part of the ...
A classic visual example of pre-perception occurs when a doctor directs his
attention to a patient's blood and sees it flow before the lancet penetrates the skin
. An equally vivid example of a primary memory image which forms part of the ...
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One of the arguments for the view that sleep is not primarily due to fatigue is that
even in lower latitudes there are people who require very little sleep and seem to
be none the worse for it. There are also some animals, for example a species of ...
One of the arguments for the view that sleep is not primarily due to fatigue is that
even in lower latitudes there are people who require very little sleep and seem to
be none the worse for it. There are also some animals, for example a species of ...
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UNIVERSAL TIME | 1 |
HUMAN TIME | 48 |
BIOLOGICAL TIME | 123 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Natural Philosophy of Time Oxford science publications |
| Autor | G. J. Whitrow |
| Ausgabe | 2, illustriert |
| Verlag | Clarendon Press, 1980 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 12. Juni 2009 |
| ISBN | 0198582129, 9780198582120 |
| Länge | 399 Seiten |
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