Ebook: The Study of Time: Proceedings of the First Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time Oberwolfach (Black Forest) — West Germany

The First Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time was held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut at Oberwolfach in the Black Forest, Federal Republic of Germany from Sunday, 31 August to Saturday, 6 September, 1969. The origin of this conference and the formation of the Society goes back to a proposal due to J. T. Fraser that was discussed at a conference on "Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Time" held by the New York Academy of Sciences in January, 1966. It was unanimously agreed than that an international society should be formed on an interdisciplinary basis with the object of stimulating interest in all problems concerning 'time and that this object could best be attained by means of conferences held at regular intervals. J. T. Fraser was elected Secretary, S. Watanabe Treasurer, and I was elected President. It was agreed, at my suggestion, that the organization of the first conference of the newly formed Society be left to a committee of these three officers, on the understanding that they would invite authorities on the role of time in the various special sciences and humanities to form an Advisory Board to assist them. One of the main difficulties in seeking support for an interdisciplinary conference is that most foundations confine their interest exclusively either to the sciences or to the humanities.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Reflections on the History of the Concept of Time....Pages 1-11
The Time Coordinate in Einstein’s Restricted Theory of Relativity....Pages 12-32
General Relativity and Time in the Solar System....Pages 33-38
Zeit als physikalischer Begriff....Pages 39-52
Time in Particle Physics....Pages 53-58
Time in Statistical Physics and Special Relativity....Pages 59-109
The Myth of the Passage of Time....Pages 110-121
Time Asymmetry, Time Reversal, and Irreversibility....Pages 122-130
No Paradox in the Theory of Time Anisotropy....Pages 131-139
Pierre Curie’s Principle of One-Way Process....Pages 140-147
In Defence of the Direction of Time....Pages 148-158
Creative Time....Pages 159-189
Temporal Order as the Origin of Spatial Order in Embryos....Pages 190-199
Time in the Evolutionary Process....Pages 200-205
The Measurement of Perceptual Durations....Pages 207-218
Oscillations as Possible Basis for Time Perception....Pages 219-241
Processing of Temporal Information and the Cognitive Theory of Time Experience....Pages 242-258
The Psychophysical Structure of Temporal Information....Pages 259-273
The Dimensions of the Sensible Present....Pages 274-292
Time, Time Stance, and Existence....Pages 293-311
Personality and the Psychology of Time....Pages 312-319
The Notion of the Present....Pages 320-323
Instants and Intervals....Pages 324-331
The Fiction of Instants....Pages 332-344
On the Reality of Becoming....Pages 345-353
Whitehead and the Philosophy of Time....Pages 354-369
The Deification of Time....Pages 370-382
The Darwinian Revolution in the Concept of Time....Pages 383-401
Temporal Attitudes in Four Negro Subcultures....Pages 402-417
On Hegel — A Study in Sorcery....Pages 418-451
Time and the Modern Self: Descartes, Rousseau, Beckett....Pages 452-469
Time and the Modern Self: A Change in Dramatic Form....Pages 470-478
The Study of Time....Pages 479-502
Introduction....Pages 503-505
The Psychological Effects of Rapid Shifts in Temporal Referents....Pages 506-522
Evaluation of Circadian Dyschronism during Transmeridian Flights....Pages 523-532
Some Factors in the Production of Dysrhythmia and Disorientation Associated with Rapid Latitudinal Transfer....Pages 533-546
Discussion Notes on the Lecture by Dr. Gooddy....Pages 547-550

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Reflections on the History of the Concept of Time....Pages 1-11
The Time Coordinate in Einstein’s Restricted Theory of Relativity....Pages 12-32
General Relativity and Time in the Solar System....Pages 33-38
Zeit als physikalischer Begriff....Pages 39-52
Time in Particle Physics....Pages 53-58
Time in Statistical Physics and Special Relativity....Pages 59-109
The Myth of the Passage of Time....Pages 110-121
Time Asymmetry, Time Reversal, and Irreversibility....Pages 122-130
No Paradox in the Theory of Time Anisotropy....Pages 131-139
Pierre Curie’s Principle of One-Way Process....Pages 140-147
In Defence of the Direction of Time....Pages 148-158
Creative Time....Pages 159-189
Temporal Order as the Origin of Spatial Order in Embryos....Pages 190-199
Time in the Evolutionary Process....Pages 200-205
The Measurement of Perceptual Durations....Pages 207-218
Oscillations as Possible Basis for Time Perception....Pages 219-241
Processing of Temporal Information and the Cognitive Theory of Time Experience....Pages 242-258
The Psychophysical Structure of Temporal Information....Pages 259-273
The Dimensions of the Sensible Present....Pages 274-292
Time, Time Stance, and Existence....Pages 293-311
Personality and the Psychology of Time....Pages 312-319
The Notion of the Present....Pages 320-323
Instants and Intervals....Pages 324-331
The Fiction of Instants....Pages 332-344
On the Reality of Becoming....Pages 345-353
Whitehead and the Philosophy of Time....Pages 354-369
The Deification of Time....Pages 370-382
The Darwinian Revolution in the Concept of Time....Pages 383-401
Temporal Attitudes in Four Negro Subcultures....Pages 402-417
On Hegel — A Study in Sorcery....Pages 418-451
Time and the Modern Self: Descartes, Rousseau, Beckett....Pages 452-469
Time and the Modern Self: A Change in Dramatic Form....Pages 470-478
The Study of Time....Pages 479-502
Introduction....Pages 503-505
The Psychological Effects of Rapid Shifts in Temporal Referents....Pages 506-522
Evaluation of Circadian Dyschronism during Transmeridian Flights....Pages 523-532
Some Factors in the Production of Dysrhythmia and Disorientation Associated with Rapid Latitudinal Transfer....Pages 533-546
Discussion Notes on the Lecture by Dr. Gooddy....Pages 547-550
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