Lamps,cubes, balls and walls: Zeno problems and solutions |
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Authors: | Jeanne Peijnenburg David Atkinson |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 52, 9712 GL Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Various arguments have been put forward to show that Zeno-like paradoxes are still with us. A particularly interesting one
involves a cube composed of colored slabs that geometrically decrease in thickness. We first point out that this argument
has already been nullified by Paul Benacerraf. Then we show that nevertheless a further problem remains, one that withstands
Benacerraf’s critique. We explain that the new problem is isomorphic to two other Zeno-like predicaments: a problem described
by Alper and Bridger in 1998 and a modified version of the problem that Benardete introduced in 1964. Finally, we present
a solution to the three isomorphic problems. |
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