LEADER 03931nam 22006492 450 001 9910826993703321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-139-81429-X 010 $a1-283-11268-X 010 $a0-511-97688-7 010 $a1-139-07842-9 010 $a1-139-08069-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000083868 035 $a(EBL)691951 035 $a(OCoLC)723945767 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523409 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11322373 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523409 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10539493 035 $a(PQKB)10928668 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511976889 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC691951 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL691951 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10469140 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL311268 035 $z(PPN)261373382 035 $a(PPN)169072517 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000083868 100 $a20101012d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aInfinity $enew research frontiers /$fedited by Michael Heller, W. Hugh Woodin$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-68548-6 311 $a1-107-00387-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tInfinity as a transformative concept in science and theology /$rWolfgang Achtner --$tThe mathematical infinity /$rEnrico Bombieri --$tWarning signs of a possible collapse of contemporary mathematics /$rEdward Nelson --$tThe realm of the infinite /$rW. Hugh Woodin --$tA potential subtlety concerning the distinction between determinism and nondeterminism /$rW. Hugh Woodin --$tConcept calculus : much better than /$rHarvey M. Friedman --$tSome considerations on infinity in physics /$rCarlo Rovelli --$tCosmological intimations of infinity /$rAnthony Aguirre --$tInfinity and the nostalgia of the stars /$rMarco Bersanelli --$tInfinities in cosmology /$rMichael Heller --$tGod and infinity : directions for future research /$rGraham Oppy --$tNotes on the concept of the infinite in the history of Western metaphysics /$rDavid Bentley Hart --$tGod and infinity : theological insights from Cantor's mathematics /$rRobert J. Russell --$tA (partially) skeptical response to Hart and Russell /$rDenys A. Turner. 330 $aThis interdisciplinary study of infinity explores the concept through the prism of mathematics and then offers more expansive investigations in areas beyond mathematical boundaries to reflect the broader, deeper implications of infinity for human intellectual thought. More than a dozen world-renowned researchers in the fields of mathematics, physics, cosmology, philosophy and theology offer a rich intellectual exchange among various current viewpoints, rather than displaying a static picture of accepted views on infinity. The book starts with a historical examination of the transformation of infinity from a philosophical and theological study to one dominated by mathematics. It then offers technical discussions on the understanding of mathematical infinity. Following this, the book considers the perspectives of physics and cosmology: can infinity be found in the real universe? Finally, the book returns to questions of philosophical and theological aspects of infinity. 606 $aInfinite$xHistory 606 $aMathematics$xPhilosophy 615 0$aInfinite$xHistory. 615 0$aMathematics$xPhilosophy. 676 $a111/.6 686 $aMAT018000$2bisacsh 702 $aHeller$b Micha? 702 $aWoodin$b W. H$g(W. Hugh), 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826993703321 996 $aInfinity$9382831 997 $aUNINA