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To refer to the content of this article, quote: INTERS Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science, edited by G. Tanzella-Nitti, P. Larrey and A. Strumia, http://www.inters.org INFINITY Gianfranco Basti I. Infinity: From the Ionian Philosophers to Aristotle 1. The Presocratic Philosophers: The Ionians, Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Democritus 2. Plato and Aristotle 1. Three Kinds of Infinity 2. The Notion of Transfinite 3. The Power of the Continuum: From the Antinomy of the Power Set to the Axiom of the Power Set Lat. : non-finite, that is, without boundaries or limits (Lat. fines in-comprehensus I. Infinity: From the Ionian Philosophers to Aristotle 1. The Presocratic Philosophers: The Ionians, Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Democritus. The first philosophical school, the School of Miletus (Asia Minor), was characterized by seeking the principle (Gr. | |
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