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The Duality of Time in Eastern and Western Philosophy
Time as Kairos What is time? There are found in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) there at least two meanings given concerning time: ‘what is measured’ and ‘when something happens or should happen.’ The former time is an objective and calculable measure shared by all the members in society, while the latter creates a subjective and unique experience independent of others. When it is said that "customers have only a limited amount of time to examine the goods," time is something m...
Northwest Passage Quotes - eNotes.com
Northwest Passage Quotes Download Northwest Passage Study Guide Subscribe Now "Men Who Hunt Perpetually For Their Personal Northwest Passage" (Magill's Quotations in Context) Context: This quotation, serving as the foreword to the first book of Northwest Passage, a novel of exploration and adventure during the latter half of the eighteenth century, fittingly reflects the theme and subject matter of the book as a whole. It is the story of two men, one with a...
