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Approaching InfinityM. Huemer

Approaching Infinity

2016284 pages
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Approaching Infinity addresses seventeen paradoxes of the infinite, most of which have no generally accepted solutions. The book addresses these paradoxes using a new theory of infinity, which entails that an infinite series is uncompletable when it requires something to possess an infinite intensive magnitude. Along the way, the author addresses the nature of numbers, sets, geometric points, and related matters. The book addresses the need for a theory of infinity, and reviews both old and new theories of infinity. It discussing the purposes of studying infinity and the troubles with…

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3 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2016
    Palgrave Macmillan · 275 pages · 9781137560858
  • Paperback · English · 2016
    Palgrave Macmillan · 292 pages · 9781137560865
  • Other · English · 2016
    Palgrave Macmillan · 9781137560872
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