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MORGANTI MATTEO
(syllabus)
Infinity. General overview of the historical and conceptual development of the idea of the infinite. From Aristotle to Cantor, and from mathematical infinities to infinities in physics, epistemology and metaphysics.
(reference books)
L. Lombardo Radice: L'infinito. Itinerari filosofici e matematici di un concetto base, Editori Riuniti, pp. 7-79 e 92-113 P. Zellini: Breve storia dell'infinito, Adelphi (selected parts, to be defined), chapters 1-8 and 11 J. Barrow: L'infinito. Breve guida ai confini dello spazio e del tempo, Mondadori, chapters 1-7 and 9-10 Additional readings might be assigned during the course.
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