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Hello Philosophy Fans!

We have a topic for the monthly Meetup, Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 PM – 7 PM Pacific Time. We'll meet by Zoom this time; join in by phone or by computer with a microphone and (preferably) a webcam. Shortly before the meeting starts, I'll send a Zoom invitation with the link and some discussion notes.

If your plans to attend have changed, please update your RSVP.

For our February meeting, we’re discussing the same topic by Zoom that we did at the in-person meeting in January:

THE PERCEPTION OF TIME: What's the relation between experienced time and objective time? What makes the present moment special if past and future events might be equally real? Is the flow of time an objective feature of reality or is it an illusion of the mind? What influences how we experience the flow of time (e.g., the effects of age, emotion, memory)? Why does time feel like it moves faster or slower, depending on when you evaluate it (e.g., the point of view of hindsight compared to the point of view while going through an event)?
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READINGS for the topic – I have four quick readings for you this time.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/124/Experiencing_Time_by_Simon_Prosser
In Philosophy Now magazine, philosopher Heather Dyke reviews the book Experiencing Time. This 3-page article discusses the relation between objective time and subjective time.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/why-does-time-fly-as-we-get-older/
Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older? This 3-page post in the Scientific American magazine blog is by science writer and neuroscientist Jordan Gaines Lewis.

https://fivebooks.com/best-books/marc-wittmann-time-mind-perception/
The best books on Time and the Mind. In this 8-page interview from the Five Books website, psychologist Marc Wittmann discusses his five favorite books on the human mind's experience of time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception
Time Perception. Read the relevant and interesting parts of this informative Wikipedia article.
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