Can the Present Be Defined? A Conversation with Michael North

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In this episode, we discuss the problem of the present. What is the present? Where does it begin and end? And how does it structure our lives? My guest is Michael North, who is a Professor in the Department of English at UCLA. We will focus on his recent book What is the Present? (Princeton University Press, 2018).

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