2. The Midpoint of Life

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. Life Is Short, Art Is Long 1
4. 2. The Midpoint of Life 18
5. 3. Limited Time in This World and in the Next 64
6. 4. Short and Shortest Times 89
7. 5. The Economy of Limited Time 101
8. 6. The Drama of Time in Short Supply 114
9. 7. Finitude, Infinity 130
10. 8. Living with Deadlines 144
11. 9. Short Stories about Short Deadlines 164
12. 10. Epilogue on the Sense of Time 200
13. Notes 211
14. Index 233