The infinite
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The infinite
（The problems of philosophy : their past and present）
Routledge, 1990
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Bibliography: p. 250-260
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An historical study of the infinite, covering all its aspects, from the mathematical to the mystical. Moore discusses not only Aristotle and Zeno, but also Cantor, G del and Wittgenstein, and examines God, mortality and human finitude. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in philosophy, especially philosophy of mathematics, and metaphysics.
Table of Contents
History 1. Early Greek thought 2. Aristotle 3. Medieval and Renaissance thought 4. The Calculus 5. The Rationalists and the Empiricists 6. Kant 7. Post-Kantian Metaphysics of the Infinite 8. The Mathematics of the Infinite, and the impact of Cantor Reactions Part 2: Infinity Assessed 10. Transfinite Mathematics 11. The Lowenheim-Skolem Theorem 12. Godel's Theorem 13. Saying and Showing 14. Infinity assessed. The History re-assessed 15. Human Finitude.
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