01220nam a2200277Ia 4500 TVU_12903 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0198607814 9780198607816 eng 529 WH314 Whitrow, G. J. What is time? G.J. Whitrow ; with a new introduction by J.T. Fraser ; and a new bibliographic essay by J.T. Fraser and M.P. Soulsby Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2003 xiii, 170 p. ill. 20 cm Includes bibliographical references and index G. J. Whitrow (1912-2000) begins this classic exploration of the nature of time with a story about a Russian poet, visiting London before the First World War. The poet's English was not too good and when he asked a man in the street, 'Please, what is time?' he received the response, 'But that's a philosophical question. Why ask me?'. Time G.J. Whitrow; with a new introduction by J.T. Fraser; and a new bibliographic essay by J.T. Fraser and M.P. Soulsby Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh