The Motion Paradox

The Motion Paradox
Author: Joseph Mazur
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780525949923


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Traces the epic history of Greek philosopher Zeno's yet-unsolved paradox of motion, citing the contributions of top minds to the scientific community's understanding of the elusive basic structure of time and space.


The Motion Paradox
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Joseph Mazur
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Penguin

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Traces the epic history of Greek philosopher Zeno's yet-unsolved paradox of motion, citing the contributions of top minds to the scientific community's understa
Zeno's Paradox
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Joseph Mazur
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-03-25 - Publisher: Penguin

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The fascinating story of an ancient riddle and what it reveals about the nature of time and space Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a
Zeno's Paradoxes
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Wesley C. Salmon
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-01 - Publisher: Hackett Publishing

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A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of 1970. These essays lead the reader through the land of the wonderful shrinking genie to the warehouse where the infini
What the Tortoise Said to Achilles
Language: en
Pages: 9
Authors: Lewis Carroll
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-06 - Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

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When a tortoise challenges a great Greek hero to use his logic in order to decipher a simple philosophical argument, slight chaos ensues. ‘What the Tortoise S
The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought
Language: en
Pages: 437
Authors: Barbara M. Sattler
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book examines the birth of the scientific understanding of motion. It investigates which logical tools and methodological principles had to be in place to