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In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy

By Adam Drozdek

Book information

Publisher
Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Year
2008
ISBN
3515092587, 9783515092586
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27563048 bytes)
Series
Palingenesia 94
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
173\83
Time added
2013-03-25 17:24:57

Description

The book is a historical investigation of the problem of infinity in Greek ontology and physics - more specifically, the problem of the infinite size of the world and of its eternal existence, the problem of the infinity of worlds, of infinite divisibility of matter, of infinity of attributes or attribute modes (e.g., infinity of atom shapes), and the problem of infinity of nonphysical entities such as mathematical constructs. The view espoused here is that infinity was of paramount importance for Greek philosophers even if it was not explicitly discussed by them. It served as an unspoken assumption without which Greek philosophy could hardly be possible.

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