Objects of Time: How Things Shape Temporality

by Kevin K. Birth

This is a book about time, but it is also about much more than time―it is about how the objects we use to think about time shape our thoughts. Because time ties together so many aspects of our lives, this book is able to explore the nexus of objects, cognition, culture, and even biology, and to do so in relationship to globalization.

Genres: Philosophy, History, History Of Science

221 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2012

Reviews

[Laurie McKickass · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be a really interesting book, though (once again) I wasn't impressed with his section on postmodernism and time. Why must theorists feel they have to address what is obviously so far outside their field? And then, why do they insist on using David Harvey as their reference? blargh. Other than that little personal aside and obsession, though, I thought Birth brought a really interesting perspective to how temporality functions. I'd definitely recommend this one (especially given how easy and pleasant it is to read).

[Thomas Grosh IV]

As some of you know, I’ve been enjoying Emerging Scholars Network blogger/mentor Kevin Birth‘s provocative Objects of Time: How Things Shape Temporality (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY: 2012). I posted a quote at http://blog.emergingscholars.org/2012.... Expect more quotes and eventually a 'review.'