HNPG 038M: Philosophy: the Infinite

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Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

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Prerequisites: admission to University Honors or consent of instructor

Description: Examines the notion and the theories of the infinite, as they have played a role in physics (cosmology, microphysics), mathematics (the calculus, Cantor’s set theory), art (Escher, Borges), and philosophy (from the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century).

Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.