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In The Order of Time (2018), a work of philosophical science, Carlo Rovelli explores the meaning of time, proposing that time is an illusion shaped by our own personal realities rather than any natural or scientific law. An Italian theoretical physicist, Rovelli presents complex scientific concepts, like the theory of loop quantum gravity, in a poetic and accessible style. The book is divided into three parts: "The Crumbling of Time," "The World Without Time," and "The Sources of Time." Rovelli argues that our understanding of time is flawed, discusses a world without time, and explains why humanity constructs the concept of time to make sense of our universe.