Walter Gropius

In all great epochs of history, the existence of standards - that is, the conscious adoption of type-forms - has been the criterion of a polite, well-ordered society; for it is a commonplace that repetition of the same things for the same purpose exercises a settling and civilizing influence on men's minds.

German Architect

Hisham Matar

Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, 'Read so as to know the world.' And it is true; books have invited me into different countries, states of mind, social conditions and historical epochs; they have offered me a place at the most unusual gatherings.

American Writer

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.

American Architect

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.

German Writer

Amin Maalouf

It's the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I'm a daydreamer; I don't feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in.

French Author

Thomas Mann

A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities.

German Philosopher

Wassily Kandinsky

Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.

Russian Artist

Gertrude Stein

Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking.

American Author

Alfred de Vigny

The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.

French Poet

Used to discuss major historical periods renowned for distinct characteristics.

Historical Periods

Indicates a time frame where notable transformations occur, often societal or cultural.

Significant Change

Highlights the start of significant historical events or personal life stages.

Marking Beginnings

Often paired with another event that symbolizes the conclusion of a notable period.

End of an Era

A specific span within the Earth's history used by geologists and paleontologists.

Geologic Timeframe

Refers to eras predating recorded history, essential in studying Earth's formation and life.

Prehistoric Context

In computing, marks a fixed starting point for time measurement, not a time span.

Computing Reference

Used in programming and information technology, often linked to Unix or Linux.

Technical Usage

 But if we were capable to come up with an idea of how to look even further -- there's some things even further, and that was what I did in a lot of my work, was to develop the techniques -- we could look out back to even earlier epochs before there were stars and before there were galaxies, back to when the universe was hot and dense and very different.

The design of the...

 And this is a term that some geologists are suggesting we should give to our current epoch, given how pervasive human influence has been over it. Now, it's still just a proposed epoch, but I think it's a helpful way to think about the magnitude of human influence on the planet. So where does this put nature?

Nature is everywhere --...

 a hothouse time during which the continents drifted into their present configuration. Changes in climate or fossils found in the rock record help distinguish these epochs and help geologists tell deep time. So what will be the record of modern people's impact on the planet?

How long will human...

 a new epoch in which we become as excited about and curious about and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. We should not shrink from this opportunity simply because we don't really understand it.

The dream we haven't...

 the age that we're living in -- they're debating whether to make it a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene, the age of Man. And that's because geologists of the future would kind of see a sharp shift in the strata of rock that is being laid down now.

Thomas Thwaites: How I...

 This epoch ended when one of those forces, called strong, or strong nuclear, broke away. Then the inflationary epoch began during which the universe rapidly expanded. Almost instantly it grew from the size of an atom to the size of a grapefruit.

Origins of the Universe...

 The journey we humans have been on to arrive right here is nothing short of a miracle. “Fossil Necklace” is a string of worlds made of the material of life itself. Each bead is carved from ancient fossils and strung geological epoch by epoch.

The Mind-Bending Art of...

 so that it can act differentially, so that it can act selectively, so that the creature that wears it, that carries it, can begin to operate on it in a selective way. In the next great epoch of life, which applies for most of life,

Michael Merzenich:...

 living in the most moral time in our species epoch slavery has been outlawed in every country in the world where it's still practiced in the form of slave labor and sex trafficking this is being

How science & reason...

 According to the theories of human social development, we're now living through the fourth great epoch of technological advancement, the Information Age.

Epoch