Re: [HM] Aristotle's "Infinitum Actu Non Datur" Thesis
Gunnar Berg (gunnar@math.uu.se)
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:30:39 +0100 (MET)
In reply to Alexander Zenkins query concerning Aristotles "statement" on
infinity, I would suggest that it has its source in his Physics, which in
part two of book three contains an extended discussion of infinity. Here
one finds: "Also, it is evindently impossible for the infinite to exist in
actuality, and to have substantial existence as a principle as well."
(204a20). It seems to me that the often quoted latin tag Alexander refers
to gives no hint of the subtlety of Aristotles thoughts on the subject.
Greetings from Uppsala
Gunnar Berg