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Ep. 45 - Infinite Sets: Understanding the Basics | Dr. Gareth

Ep. 45 - Infinite Sets: Understanding the Basics | Dr. Gareth

FromPatterson in Pursuit


Ep. 45 - Infinite Sets: Understanding the Basics | Dr. Gareth

FromPatterson in Pursuit

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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."  
Released:
Feb 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews with intellectuals from across the globe. Exploring philosophy, politics, religion, and rationalism. Steve Patterson is an independent philosopher currently traveling the world to interview people in the pursuit of truth. Topics include logic and epistemology, skepticism, metaphysics, ethics, science and religion, truth, Christianity, Buddhism, atheism, culture, economics, the philosophy of mathematics, and every other topic that's important to humans.