Primordial Time

Donald A. Crosby is professor of philosophy emeritus at Colorado State University.

• ContentsPreface1. Two Questions about Time2. Direction of Time3. Scope of Time4. Reality of Time5. Time and Matter-Energy6. Existential Time7. Ecological Toll of TimeBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

"Donald Crosby’s latest book is an elegant philosophical essay on the nature of time as the ground of nature and value. Through accessible philosophical reflection and interdisciplinary engagement with physicists and cosmologists, Crosby argues that the flowing of time is real, irrepressible, and primordial, rather than illusory, cyclical, or contingent. Through phenomenological analysis and existential reflection, he shows how the unyielding surge of time is essential to understanding why our lives feel the way they do—why we care about anything, why we mourn and grieve. Finally, in a time of ecological emergency, in which we may be running out of time, Crosby’s book calls upon us to recognize the fierce timeliness of our responsibilities.”