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The Infinite Tortoise: The Curious Thought Experiments of History's Great Thinkers
By Joel Levy
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By Joel Levy
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A clear, concise and fascinating guide to philosophical thought experiments and how they’ve shaped our understanding of the world.
From Plato’s Cave to Descartes’ Demon, and from Zeno’s paradoxes to Hilbert’s Hotel, great thinkers have used thought experiments and paradoxes to try and work out complex ideas in the simplest way possible.
Perhaps the most famous thought experiment is that of Zeno’s Achilles and the tortoise. If both Achilles and the tortoise move at constant speed, why will Ach...