Table of Contents

1: Infinity, paradox and mathematics
2: Infinite regresses
3: Supertasks and deterministic paradoxes
4: Paradoxical lotteries
5: Probability and decision theory
6: The Axiom of Choice Machine
7: Refinement, alternatives and extensions
8: Discrete time and space
9: A first cause
10: Conclusions

About the Author

Alexander R. Pruss is Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University. His books include The Principle of Sufficient Reason (Cambridge, 2006), Actuality, Possibility and Worlds (Continuum, 2011), One Body (Notre Dame, 2012), and Necessary Existence (with Joshua Rasmussen; Oxford, 2018). He has PhDs in mathematics (British Columbia) and philosophy (Pittsburgh), and his current research focuses on metaphysics, philosophy of religion,
formal epistemology and philosophy of mathematics.

Reviews

While dealing with the various paradoxes, the book contributes to our understanding of logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, physics, and religion ... This book is a model for how to deal with paradoxes and raises the bar for their philosophically sophisticated treatments.
*Mark Zelcer, Metascience*