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The infinite (The Problems of philosophy) - Hardcover

A. W. Moore

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9780415033077: The infinite (The Problems of philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415033071 ISBN 13: 9780415033077
Publisher: Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

This historical study of the inifinite covers all aspects, from the mathematical to the mystical. Beginning with an entertaining account of the paradoxes of the infinite, Moore traces the history of the topic from Aristotle to Kant, Hegel, Cantor, and Wittgenstein with a crisp summary of Godel's proof. Moore concludes with a moving discussion of the connection between human finitude and the ineffable. 268 pages.

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About the Author

A. W. Moore is Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at St. Hugh's College, Oxford.

Review

". . . Moore's book provides us with an instructive and authoritative overview of a topic of considerable philosophical importance." -- Roger Penrose, Times Literary Supplement

"The importance of Moore's book lies. . . in its highly stimulating account of the nature of infinity and its bold defence of finitism." -- International Philosophical Quarterly

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415033071
ISBN 13 
9780415033077
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
320
Rating
  • 3.94 out of 5 stars
    53 ratings by Goodreads