UID:
almafu_9959243199502883
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 316 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-107-16767-1
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1-280-45883-6
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0-511-19166-9
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0-511-19078-6
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0-511-19196-0
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0-511-31614-3
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0-511-49898-5
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0-511-19110-3
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Beginnings and puzzles --
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Mathematical preliminaries --
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Some cases discussed --
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Space, time, and spacetime --
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Physical infinities --
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Probability and decision theory --
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Mereology --
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Some philosophical considerations --
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Infinite regress and sufficient reason.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-10809-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-86067-9
Language:
English
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