Philosophy of Maths: An Aristotelian

By Defne Guner Is an Aristotelian denial of actual infinity justifiable considering our use of infinitary notions in mathematics? Our modern understanding of limits in mathematics is closely linked to the Aristotelian concept of potential infinity. However, considering how limits are used within the definition of π, I will argue that denial of actual infinity

How would we live if we lived forever?

Death is more than the sudden end of our subjective experience. It is also the promise that all of our actions and projects will one day fade into nothing- a gradual annihilation. We do not etch our names into the bedrock of the earth, we can only build sandcastles to be washed away in the coming tide. Action as the decisive, irrevocable, sole cause of change has never been possible.