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Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity

Autor Graham Oppy
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 ian 2009
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521108096
ISBN-10: 0521108098
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 1 table
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Introduction; 1. Beginnings and puzzles; 2. Mathematical preliminaries; 3. Some cases discussed; 4. Space, time, and spacetime; 5. Physical infinities; 6. Probability and decision theory; 7. Mereology; 8. Philosophical theories; 9. Infinite regress and sufficient reason.

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'Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity is a very good book and I am pleased to recommend it.' The Times Literary Supplement

Descriere

Graham Oppy examines how the infinite lurks everywhere.