Zeno's Paradoxes. A Cardinal Problem (IV)
Speaker:
Karin Verelst, FUND-CLEA, VUB, Brussel.
Date:
Thursday 12th March 2009
It is commonly thought that Zeno's arguments of motion and plurality are flawed. However, on the basis of the source-texts extant, it can be shown without too much difficulty that Zeno's reasoning is sound, and coherent throughout all his arguments. Moreover, it is possible to construct a mathematical representation for it without any need to a priori refute him. This representation sheds light on Aristotle's reasons to introduce two infinities, as well as on their connection to his principle of contradiction. This again helps to clarify what it means to be a ''metaphysical theory'' in the classical sense of that word.
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