A Brief History of Infinity

Paolo Zellini (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2005
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-100762-5 (ISBN)

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In A Brief History of Infinity, the infinite in all its forms - viewed from the perspective of mathematicians, philosophers, and theologians - is explored, as Zellini strives to explain this fundamental principle. What is the difference between trueand false infinity? How might we explain away the puzzle of Zeno's paradox? And how is the concept of infinity helping us as we wrestle with the fundamental uncertainties of the quantum world? Paolo Zellini shows that the concept of the infinite is a multifaceted one, and eloquently demonstrates the manner in which humanity has attempted to comprehend that concept for millenia.

Paolo Zellini is viewed by many in his homeland of Italy as one of the most significant philosophical thinkers of the age. A Brief History of Infinity was regarded, by Italo Calvino, as one of the finest books ever published.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.3.2005
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	132 x 198 mm
Gewicht	164 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-14-100762-1 / 0141007621
ISBN-13	978-0-14-100762-5 / 9780141007625
Zustand	Neuware