Zeno's Paradoxes Flashcards
1
Q
What was Zeno’s full name? When was he around?
A
Zeno of Elea, 400s BC
2
Q
What were 2 of the paradoxes Zeno proposed?
A
- Dichotomy paradox
- > movement is impossible
- Falling millet sound paradox
- > if one grain that fell makes no sound, how do many grains make sound if this sound is an amplification of no sound?
3
Q
What is the function of a paradox?
A
To reveal problems in our ways of thinking
4
Q
Who did Zeno draw upon in his paradoxes
A
Parmenides
5
Q
Give us one point about the context
A
In the 2 centuries before Zeno, a flourishing of mathematics occurs
6
Q
Explain the problem that the dichotomy paradox poses to mathematics?
A
The problem is that in order to move from A to B, one needs to complete an infinite series of movements
