Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity

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Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity is written by Graham Oppy and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1139455117 (ISBN 10) and 9781139455114 (ISBN 13).

This book is an exploration of philosophical questions about infinity. Graham Oppy examines how the infinite lurks everywhere, both in science and in our ordinary thoughts about the world. He also analyses the many puzzles and paradoxes that follow in the train of the infinite. Even simple notions, such as counting, adding and maximising present serious difficulties. Other topics examined include the nature of space and time, infinities in physical science, infinities in theories of probability and decision, the nature of part/whole relations, mathematical theories of the infinite, and infinite regression and principles of sufficient reason.