Mathematical Platonism and the Nature of Infinity ()
Abstract
An analysis of the counter-intuitive properties of infinity as understood differently in mathematics, classical physics and quantum physics allows the consideration of various paradoxes under a new light (e.g. Zeno’s dichotomy, Torricelli’s trumpet, and the weirdness of quantum physics). It provides strong support for the reality of abstractness and mathematical Platonism, and a plausible reason why there is something rather than nothing in the concrete universe. The conclusions are far reaching for science and philosophy.
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Côté, G. (2013) Mathematical Platonism and the Nature of Infinity.
Open Journal of Philosophy,
3, 372-375. doi:
10.4236/ojpp.2013.33056.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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