In the Beginning Was the Apeiron: Infinity in Greek Philosophy

by Adam Drozdek

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3515092587
• ISBN13: 9783515092586
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.6"