Zeno Beach.
On Zeno Beach there are infinitely many grains of sand, each half the size of the last. Supposing Aristotle denied the possibility of Zeno Beach, did he have a good argument for the denial? Three arguments, each of ancient origin, are examined: (1) the beach would be infinitely large; (2) the beach...
| Publicado en: | Phronesis Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 467 - 501 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2020
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