61. Zeno's Paradox (logic) At All Philosophy Debate Philosophy at All Philosophy get answers to life's big questions! Does God Exist? Should abortion be allowed? Are men and women, or people of different colors equal? http://allphilosophy.com/topic/show/290

Latest Forums There are 18 choices, 26 votes for nihilismisdead's debate Zeno's Paradox For every step I take forward before I do so I must make half of that distance. I am now at the half point between making a step and making a step. Before I can make the step I must go half way between the half way point and the finish. Before I can make the next step I must go half way between the 3/4 step and the finish. Therefore motion is impossible since we are infinitely approaching it but never making it. Not the Same Thing 15% Voted for by Mephitic ID Synergy beauty-of-neptune WhiteShadow TeChNoWC ... Hide Comments Please login or register to comment. Registration is required because of issues with spam. It is fast and free! This author would LOVE to get a comment from you, please join! right now Adding your comment: jendeavor April 5, 2005 Edit Reply clarafication on Zeno's beHALF I think what Zeno was saying was that to make one step you have to travel half of the distance first and then half the remaining and so on but never make one entire step. But suppose the step you were taking was half the size of the step mentioned earlier. By the same reasoning above, you would never be able to complete that half-sezed step. Similarily, you could never complete a step half of that size, or one fourth of that size or even a step .00000000000000000......1 of the original size. That is Zeno's reasoning for saying motion is impossible. 99.999999.....% of an infinitely small step is still no motion at all.

62. American Chronicle | Was Einstein Wrong About Special Relativity? Dec 5, 2007 Zeno s Paradox was the result of starting with a math model and then the same scientifically unorthodox procedure as Zeno s Paradox. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/44738

Home Shop Send Us Info Subscribe ... Help News World National News State News Politics ... Entertainment Opinion Latest Articles View Topics View Authors Features Latest Articles View Topics View Authors Community Join Our List Other Sections Affiliates Advertise Video Was Einstein wrong about Special Relativity? Darrell Williams December 05, 2007 Many notable scientists such as the French mathematician, Henri Poincare rejected Einstein’s Theory of Relativity due to it’s lack of sound mathematical procedures, absence of clearness of vision or rigorous arguments. It has been noted that often when Einstein gave a public speech, that less than ten percent of the audience spoke German and out of these only a few were physicists. Even though 99% of the audience didn’t have the slightest idea what he had said in his mysterious presentation, he still got a standing ovation. Was this good science or just a popular fad? Should populism be the basis for accepting or rejecting a scientific theory? There are two obvious ways in which a scientific theory can arrive at false conclusions. These both may project the deceptive appearance of being good science. These mistaken outcomes depend on how scientists use or misuse different models in the discovery process. MATHEMATICAL MODELS are abstract, idealized, imaginary models which contain characteristics and assumptions which cannot exist in reality (such as points, lines, triangles, spheres, etc.) These models can be purely logical, purely mathematical, geometric, kinematic, dynamic or electromagnetic. All of these models are based on the LAWS OF MATHEMATICS (symbols, equations, formulas etc.) which only approximate the physical LAWS OF NATURE. These mathematical models produce deductive conclusions which only apply to the idealized mathematical models.

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64. Zeno's Paradox - SciForums.com 100+ posts 43 authors - Last post Jun 19, 2003Are you guys familiar with this philosophical riddle of Zeno s paradox?Here s a snippetSuppose I wish to cross the room. http://www.sciforums.com/Zeno-s-Paradox-t-8426.html

SciForums.com Science PDA View Full Version : Zeno's Paradox Post Reply Create New Thread Pages : Xenu 06-22-02, 12:13 AM Are you guys familiar with this philosophical riddle of Zeno's paradox? Here's a snippet: Suppose I wish to cross the room. First, of course, I must cover half the distance. Then, I must cover half the remaining distance. Then, I must cover half the remaining distance. Then I must cover half the remaining distance . . . and so on forever. The consequence is that I can never get to the other side of the room. Now I've heard solutions to this over and over, but am never satisfied with them. Could someone explain this to me? In idiot terms? -Xenu overdoze 06-22-02, 12:17 AM You cover half a distance, in half the time. Another quarter of distance, in a quarter of the time. Another eighth of the distance in an eighth of the time, and so on. Your total time for crossing the room is the sum of all those times, and your total distance covered is the sum of all those distances. Is that idiotic enough? :D Asguard 06-22-02, 12:23 AM

65. Zeno's Paradox - TeacherVision.com Explore connections in mathematics and science with this article on Zeno's Paradox. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/math/resource/5997.html

var do_survey = 1; click here Free Trial Member Benefits Sign In Oct 31, 2010 Search: Home Grades Subjects Themes ... Calendar United States NEW CONTENT SLIDESHOWS NEWSLETTERS PRINTABLE BOOKS ... PRO. DEV. Select a Country Please select your location to view the most relevant content for you. United States Australia Canada United Kingdom Mathematics (4246 resources) FREE Article - st of 5 Free Items View 4 more resources at no cost, and then subscribe for full access. Share Zeno's Paradox Zeno of Elea, a Greek philosopher of the fifth century B.C., was a follower of Parmenides, who believed that the world of the senses is an illusion, and the universe is literally singular and unchangeable. Zeno supported these ideas by claiming that motion is impossible, and he used four paradoxes to "prove" his claim. One of these paradoxes involves a race between the great warrior Achilles and a tortoise. Because the tortoise is very slow, he is given a head start. Now, before Achilles catches up to the tortoise, he must first pass a point that the tortoise has already passed. When he reaches that point, though, the tortoise will have moved on to another point, which Achilles must also pass before overtaking him. But again, once Achilles reaches that next point, the tortoise will have moved on again, and so on. Achilles will never catch up to the tortoise! Another paradox can be illustrated by this exciting race. The tortoise takes his head start and travels distance

66. AGNI Online: Zeno's Paradox Or My Mother's Forsythia By Joyce Peseroff Zeno s Paradox, or My Mother s Forsythia. by Joyce Peseroff. By half and half and half and half again, I can approach but never touch http://www.bu.edu/agni/poetry/print/2003/57-peseroff.html

67. Zeno's Paradox, Aporia, Achilles, Tortoise: First Metaphysical Solution Zeno of Elea is a preSocratic philosopher (Sophist) famous for his aporiae or riddles, paradoxes, puzzles apparently logical arguments leading to false conclusions. Zeno's http://saliu.com/aporia.html

Zeno of Elea's Aporia: Achilles Can't Outrun the Tortoise (?) The First-Ever Metaphysical Solution to Zeno's Paradoxes — Truth is no longer, if just one of its elements is amputated By Ion Saliu, Anti-Sophist At-Large The aporia thing has crossed my mind recently. Self, there is no way out, I speculated. Aporia means just that: No way out (deadlock). But in Ancient Greece it was a much bigger thing; it was larger than life. Everybody who wanted to prove to the city that he was intelligent (unfortunately, only he was a valid pronoun), would come up with an aporia. Kind of a riddle that many people thought it was without a solution. The most famous aporia creator — remembered to this day — was a pre-Socratic philosopher named Zeno of Elea . Zenon is mostly remembered for his extremely sophisticated aporias set out to prove that only the impossible was possible! The Eleatic School of Sophism (the name of the philosophical current) was founded by the Ancient Greek philosopher named Parmenides. In more mundane terms, Zeno (or Zenon) and the Sophists were jealous of a famous and brilliant philosopher of that era named Heraclitus . The philosophy of Heraclitus was centered on the idea of motion and change . Change is the only constant in the Universe, was Heraclitus' theme. He is famous for this saying:

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69. Zeno's Paradox - Ask.com Top questions and answers about Zeno'sParadox. Find 16 questions and answers about Zeno's-Paradox at Ask.com Read more. http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Zeno's-Paradox

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71. Time Is Continuous | Samizdata.net Aug 26, 2003 Zeno ;s paradox was answered mathematically by the devlopment of the idea of limits. That seems adequate to most thinkers. http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/004352.html

A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective. We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous... lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people. Samizdata , derived from Samizdat /n. a system of clandestine publication of banned literature in the USSR [Russ.,= self-publishing house] Libertarian Alliance Liberty's cause transcends mere national borders Next: NHS 'should offer free IVF' Latest: Samizdata.net blog - Main page Previous: Samizdata quote of the day August 26, 2003 Tuesday Time is continuous Dale Amon (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Aerospace The September Astronomy issue reports what may be a cosmological bombshell. Time is continuous. It is not quantized. There is no such thing as an 'instant' of time, only a continuim. This makes the paper I discussed a few weeks ago look even more interesting than it did then. The test is quite an elegant one. Light waves from a distant source exhibit fringes called an Airy disk. This is a set of rings around a central bright point with an appearance much like a Fresnel lens. If we assume time is discrete, there are definable instants a quantum or

72. Zeno's Paradox Summary | BookRags.com Zeno's Paradox. Zeno's Paradox summary with 4 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/10/27/02348/753

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Chercher sur Tous les supports Les Livres Les CD-Rom Les Logiciels Plus de 1.627.000 de titres à notre catalogue ! Notice Prix indicatif Recent work on intrinsic value Auteur(s) : RøNNOW-RASMUSSEN Toni Langue : ANGLAIS Paperback Sommaire Acknowledgements. Sources. Introduction. Note to Readers. Part I: Identifying the Concept of Intrinsic Value. 1. R.M. Chisholm , Intrinsic Value. E. Bodanszky, E. Conee , Isolating Intrinsic Value. R. M. Chisholm , Defining Intrinsic Value. N.M. Lemos, The Concept of Intrinsic Value. J. Dancy , Should We Pass the Buck? F. Feldman , Hyperventilating about Intrinsic Value. Part II: Doubts about the Concept of Intrinsic Value. 7. M. Beardsley , Intrinsic Value. C.M. Korsgaard , Two Distinctions in Goodness. S. Kagan , Rethinking Intrinsic Value. W. Rabinowicz, T. Rønnow-Rasmussen , A Distinction in Value: Intrinsic and For Its Own Sake J.J. Thomson , The Right and the Good. M.J. Zimmerman , Defending the Concept of Intrinsic Value. Part III: The Bearers of Intrinsic Value. 13. R. M. Chisholm, Objectives and Intrinsic Value. N.M. Lemos

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76. Elimae Zeno's Paradox Eric Burke late in July, as a boy, he wades through a tough patch of saplings. to get to the base of a dead tree. to climb to the high, thick stub of a branch http://www.elimae.com/2009/09/Zeno.html

Zeno's Paradox Eric Burke late in July, as a boy, he wades through a tough patch of saplings to get to the base of a dead tree to climb to the high, thick stub of a branch he sees from his yard

77. Ben Brinckerhoff Zeno=s paradox is an extremely interesting yet frustrating paradox. One can partially solve the paradox by understanding that Zeno=s mathematical concepts http://writing.wastedbrains.com/paradox.htm

Ben Brinckerhoff Problems in Philosophy Denying the Obvious: Zeno s Racetrack Paradox All movement is impossible. Logically, you should not be able to move from the living room to the kitchen, wave your arm, or even blink your eyes. This is the startling conclusion proposed by Zeno in his Racetrack paradox. Zeno points out that, to reach the finish line, a runner must first run half the track, then half the remaining distance, then half that distance, and so on and so forth. Since every conceivable distance can be cut in half, it is clear that the runner must run an infinite number of (admittedly very small) distances. Zeno concludes that since no one can do an infinite amount of things in finite time, the runner will never reach the finish line anything less than infinite time . Although this paradox seems perplexing at first, it can be partially resolved by attacking Zeno s reasoning concerning infinity. Before attempting to solve the paradox, it is important to formalize its premises and conclusion, as can be seen below. Premise One - Traveling from any point P (the starting point) to any other point P* (the endpoint) requires completing an infinite number of journeys. Specifically, one must travel from P to P

78. Each Second A Rabbit Moves Half The Remaining Distance From His Nose To A Head O I can see that the apostrophe is giving the Answerbag system some trouble in displaying the link. It should end with /Zeno s_paradoxes http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/22847

79. I Don't Understand Quadratic [Archive] - Physics Forums 11 posts 7 authors - Last post Sep 28Here is the page on what I am talking about relating to zeno s paradox. http// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno s_paradoxes http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-133537.html

Physics Forums Mathematics General Math PDA View Full Version : I don't understand quadratic Skhandelwal Sep25-06, 01:01 PM I am in AP Calculus but I think I just understood what a quadratic graph is and I wanted to make sure w/ you guys that I came up w/ the right explanation. I believe a quadratic is a semicircle(only y=x^2, others are semi elipse). The only diff. is that it never gets to complete its semicircle like zeno's paradox. Lets take the graph y=x^2 for example. Its origin is the bottom of the semi circle. When the graph from both sides achieves infinity, its instantaneous slope will become zero and it will be like the side of a circle. What do you think? One other thing is bothering me, Since quadratic graph gets slower toward approaching horizontal infinity and therefore gets faster approaching vertical infinity, it doesn't make sense to my mind that it will approach horizontal infinity. It is sort of like Zeno's paradox that even though, it will keep traveling horizontally, since it will keep getting slower, there will be a limit to the amount of distance it will cover. Here is the page on what I am talking about relating to zeno's paradox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno's_paradoxes From there, I am qeoting the following: if the distances are always decreasing, the time is finite. What do you think?

80. Zeno's Paradox suppose that a man wants to cross to the far wall of a room that is 20ft across. first he crosses half of the distance to reach the 10 ft mark. next he crosses halfway across http://www.brainmass.com/homework-help/math/discrete-structures/43850

About Join BrainMass Sign-in Home ... Blog Mathematics Homework Solutions All Subjects Mathematics Discrete Structures Problem #43850 Zeno's Paradox SUPPOSE THAT A MAN WANTS TO CROSS TO THE FAR WALL OF A ROOM THAT IS 20FT ACROSS. FIRST HE CROSSES HALF OF THE DISTANCE TO REACH THE 10 FT MARK. NEXT HE CROSSES HALFWAY ACROSS THE REMAINING 10 FT TO ARRIVE AT THE 5 FT MARK. DIVIDING THE DISTANCE IN HALF AGAIN HE CROSSES TO THE 2.5 FT MARK AND CONTINUES TO CROSS THE ROOM IN THIS WAY DIVIDING EACH DISTANCE IN HALF AND CROSSING TO THAT POINT BECAUSE EACH OF THE INCREASINGLY SMALLER DISTANCES CAN BE DIVIDED IN HALF HE MUST REACH AN INFINITE NUMBER OF MIDPOINTS IN A FINITE AMOUNT OF TIME AND WILL NEVER REACH THE WALL EXPLAIN THE ERROR IN ZENO'S PARADOX. What is this? By OTA - Overall OTA Rating Departed OTA Purchase Cost Now $2.19 CAD Included in Download Plain text response utmx_section("INSTANT-DL-BUTTON") Why you can trust BrainMass.com Your Information is Secure Best Online Academic Help Service Students find real academic Success Straight Line Graph Proof - How can one prove that the 4 midpoints of the four sides of any quadrilateral form the vertices of a parallelogram using graph geometry (ie. x1, y1 etc. to denote the four vertices)?

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