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Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity

By Graham Oppy

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521860679, 9780521860673
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1902625 bytes)
Pages
336\336
Time added
2023-12-20 17:01:15

Description

This book is an exploration of philosophical questions about infinity. Graham Oppy examines how the infinite lurks everywhere, both in science and in our ordinary thoughts about the world. He also analyses the many puzzles and paradoxes that follow in the train of the infinite. Even simple notions, such as counting, adding and maximising present serious difficulties. Other topics examined include the nature of space and time, infinities in physical science, infinities in theories of probability and decision, the nature of part/whole relations, mathematical theories of the infinite, and infinite regression and principles of sufficient reason.

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