Time, creation, and the continuum: theories in antiquity and the early Middle Ages

TLDR: Sorabji as discussed by the authors argues that the thought of early philosophers about time is more complete than that of their more recent counterparts, arguing that the early thought of these often neglected philosophers about the subject is, in many cases, more complete.

Abstract: Richard Sorabji here takes time as his central theme, exploring fundamental questions about its nature: Is it real or an aspect of consciousness? Did it begin along with the universe? Can anything escape from it? Does it come in atomic chunks? In addressing these and myriad other issues, Sorabji engages in an illuminating discussion of early thought about time, ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Islamic, Christian, and Jewish medieval thinkers. Sorabji argues that the thought of these often neglected philosophers about the subject is, in many cases, more complete than that of their more recent counterparts.