时间这个现象,曾经使圣奥古斯丁感到困惑。他说过:“…si nemo a mequerat,scio,si quaerenti explicare velim,nescio”(不问,我还知道;一问,我就茫然)。从那时以来,时间和我们对它的性质的理解无疑都已向前推进了。关于时间,我们如今已有了大量的知识,这是在自然和社会科学广阔的领域内所取得的成果,现在甚至还建立了一个专门探讨时 The phenomenon of time once confused St. Augustine. He said: “... si nemo a mequerat, scio, si quaerenti explicare velim, nescio” (do not ask, I also know; one question, I was dazed). Since then, time and our understanding of its nature have undoubtedly advanced. With regard to time, we now have a great deal of knowledge, which is the result of a vast field of natural and social sciences, and now even has a special discussion