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Many years ago Zeno of Elea raised some questions concerning the possibility of motion. He presented argumeiits designed to show that motion was impossible: that any claim that motion had really taken place was self-contradictory. I don't belieoe that anyone holds this view today-which proves that some things eventually become evident, even to philosophers. So I won't try to show that motion is really possible. However, the difficulties Zeno raised were far from silly. They were grounded in legitimate problems concerning space and time, and, althongh what he claimed to have shown seems to be false, there is far from universal agreement on just v h a t was wrong with his arguments. The debate has lasted these several thousand years. Most likely, it will last several thonsancl more-which proves that some things don't eventually become evident, even to philosophers. I am not entering the arena to do battle on this issue. My purpose is much more modest: I wish to discuss another question, which Zeno may or may not have raised, but which his recent commentators have certainly raised in their analyses of his arguments.

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Author

Benacerraf, Paul

Publisher

Journal of Philosophy, Inc.

Published

1962

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Mathematics, Mathematical Foundations, Stem