The Ancient Conception of Infinity is a philosophical construct within ancient natural philosophy that designates the idea of boundlessness or unlimitedness in metaphysical, mathematical, and cosmological contexts, distinguishing it from later formal mathematical treatments by its qualitative, ontological, and often paradoxical character rooted in pre-modern Greek, Indian, and Hellenistic thought.
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Infinity and Continuity in Ancient and Medieval Thought.
John Longeway, Norman Kretzmann · The Philosophical Review · 1985 · 129 citations
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Achievements and Fallacies in Hume's Account of Infinite Divisibility
James Franklin · Hume studies · 1994 · 86 citations · Full text
Infinity and Continuity in Ancient and Medieval Thought.
José A. Benardete, Norman Kretzmann · Noûs · 1984 · 76 citations
Humanities, History, Philosophy +12
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Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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UNSW Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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University of Calabria
Rende, Italy
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Calgary Laboratory Services
Calgary, Canada
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Western University
London, Canada
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