Perception and concept of time

a developmental perspective

Gilbert Voyat

pp. 133-160

in: Bernard S. Gorman, Alden E. Wessman (eds), The personal experience of time, Berlin, Springer, 1977

Abstract

The content of this paper reflects a twofold preoccupation. First, the epistemological nature of time is a complex problem. As a concept, it is simultaneously defined in itself and, more often interpreted through its relationship with space, movement, and speed (Piaget, 1971).