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This volume explores the concept of time through the lens of nature, aiming to provide insights based on its various interpretations in natural sciences. It fosters a dialogue between philosophy and science, featuring papers that examine the representation, modeling, and understanding of time in fields such as physics, biology, geology, and paleontology. Key questions addressed include the reducibility of time notions across different sciences, the implications of timescale differences, and the epistemic challenges posed by past facts in these disciplines. The book begins by investigating human experiences of time and their connection to natural time, drawing on insights from metaphysics, logic, and science. It then delves into time in physics, discussing paradoxes related to relativity and quantum mechanics. Following this, it analyzes unique issues and perspectives on time within the life sciences, including concepts like deep time in paleontology and geology, and the role of time in evolutionary and developmental biology. Each discipline presents its own methodologies for incorporating time into its models. Ultimately, this volume aims to establish a common language for understanding the diverse ways different scientific fields conceptualize time, appealing to a broad audience of philosophers, historians of science, metaphysicians, and natural scientists, including scholars, advanced students, and informed general reade

Exploring the intricate relationship between time and freedom, the book delves into how individuals experience time and exercise their freedom within its constraints. It presents a fresh perspective on the "mystery of the future," proposing that freedom exists amid the ever-changing nature of time. As the first significant work on this topic since Bergson's Time and Free Will, it charts a new philosophical direction in practical philosophy, inviting readers to reconsider their understanding of autonomy in relation to temporal dynamics.