UID:
almahu_9948234130102882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511976889 (ebook)
Content:
This interdisciplinary study of infinity explores the concept through the prism of mathematics and then offers more expansive investigations in areas beyond mathematical boundaries to reflect the broader, deeper implications of infinity for human intellectual thought. More than a dozen world-renowned researchers in the fields of mathematics, physics, cosmology, philosophy and theology offer a rich intellectual exchange among various current viewpoints, rather than displaying a static picture of accepted views on infinity. The book starts with a historical examination of the transformation of infinity from a philosophical and theological study to one dominated by mathematics. It then offers technical discussions on the understanding of mathematical infinity. Following this, the book considers the perspectives of physics and cosmology: can infinity be found in the real universe? Finally, the book returns to questions of philosophical and theological aspects of infinity.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Infinity as a transformative concept in science and theology /
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The mathematical infinity /
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Warning signs of a possible collapse of contemporary mathematics /
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The realm of the infinite /
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A potential subtlety concerning the distinction between determinism and nondeterminism /
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Concept calculus : much better than /
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Some considerations on infinity in physics /
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Cosmological intimations of infinity /
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Infinity and the nostalgia of the stars /
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Infinities in cosmology /
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God and infinity : directions for future research /
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Notes on the concept of the infinite in the history of Western metaphysics /
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God and infinity : theological insights from Cantor's mathematics /
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A (partially) skeptical response to Hart and Russell /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107003873
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976889
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976889
