Ep. 45 – Infinite Sets: Understanding the Basics | Dr. Gareth
Resting at the heart of modern mathematics is the concept of infinite sets. It’s a notoriously difficult concept, and in my own evaluation, it strikes me as logically contradictory.
So, I accept an invitation to talk with an ex-mathematician who specializes in set theory – perhaps he can set me straight and help me understand the basic ways of thinking about these “completed infinities.”
Related Articles:
Logic and Infinity
Defending Zeno’s Paradoxes
Infinite Things Do Not Exist
Cantor Was Wrong | There Are No Infinite Sets
Related Interviews:
Ep. 22 – Understanding Infinity
Ep. 8 – Completed Infinities: Possible or Not?
