1. Metaphysical Time in Jorge Luis Borge's "Garden of Forking P
... platform by just a matter of seconds. When Dr. Tsun arrives at his destination, he receives directions to Dr. Stephen Albert's home, knowing that Madden is approximately twenty minutes behind him. To this point, time and reality have progressed normally. Upon reaching Dr ... "the garden of forking paths", a labyrinth of which Dr. Tsun's ancestor, Ts"ui Penm wrote (Borges, 2877) . Dr. Albert shows Dr. Tsun a copy of the ancient text. Dr. Albert explains that the book is the garden and that time is not a constant, linear progression. He explains a reality where infinite times exist ... a...
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