Monthly Archives: October 2012

I would like to do my research about the perception of time in China. I think it will be very interesting to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between “ancient” chinese philosophers’ ideas about time and present day thoughts.

I came across an article from April 29th, 1986 that interested me in my searching for a research topic. The article is called “A Bridge Across Time: The Benin Factor in Nigerian History” by Prof. P.A Igbafe. In a brief … Continue reading →

ancient mayan civilizations

I think time in Rome before clocks will be interesting.

In high school, I took a theology class on world religions. We learned about Buddhism and touched briefly on the Buddhist approach to time. Time in the Eastern tradition is circular, and the Buddhist principle of reincarnation follows that line … Continue reading →

I recently saw a post on Facebook about how Argentina’s current president, Cristina Kirchner, had been speaking at one of my friends’ schools and had showed up an hour late to her own presentation. My friend included in the caption … Continue reading →

I am going to research the perception of time in Africa. Time in Africa is much more relaxed than in busy, more western areas such a New York City. Africa is said to have an “emotional time consciousness”  which contrasts with Western … Continue reading →

I am going to be researching the time discoveries and the impact in Ancient Egypt.  Similar to European civilizations, Egypt was very progressive with the idea of time.  Through its discoveries with the sun and stars, Egypt was one of … Continue reading →