In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy by Drozdek, Adam

In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783515092586)

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Format: Hardcover
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In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy by Drozdek, Adam

In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy

$63.00
In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy by Drozdek, Adam

In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy

$63.00
Format: Hardcover
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The book is a historical investigation of the problem of infinity in Greek ontology and physics - more specifically, the problem of the infinite size of the world and of its eternal existence, the problem of the infinity of worlds, of infinite divisibility of matter, of infinity of attributes or attribute modes (e.g., infinity of atom shapes), and the problem of infinity of nonphysical entities such as mathematical constructs. The view espoused here is that infinity was of paramount importance for Greek philosophers even if it was not explicitly discussed by them. It served as an unspoken assumption without which Greek philosophy could hardly be possible.

Author: Adam Drozdek
ISBN-10: 3515092587
ISBN-13: 9783515092586
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2008
Pages: 173
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 1

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