Infinity [electronic resource] : new research frontiers / Michael Heller, W. Hugh Woodin, [editors].

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Contents:
Infinity as a transformative concept in science and theology -- The mathematical infinity -- Warning signs of possible collapse contemporary mathematics -- The realm of the infinite -- A potential subtley concerning the distinction between determinism and nondeterminism -- Concept calculus : much better than -- Some considerations on infinity in physics -- Cosmological intimations of infinity -- Infinity and the nostalgia of the stars -- Infinities in cosmology -- God and infinity : directions for future research -- Notes on the concept of the infinite in the history of western metaphysics -- God and infinity : theological insights from cantor's mathematics -- A (partially skeptical) response to Hart and Russel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Infinity as a transformative concept in science and theology -- The mathematical infinity -- Warning signs of possible collapse contemporary mathematics -- The realm of the infinite -- A potential subtley concerning the distinction between determinism and nondeterminism -- Concept calculus : much better than -- Some considerations on infinity in physics -- Cosmological intimations of infinity -- Infinity and the nostalgia of the stars -- Infinities in cosmology -- God and infinity : directions for future research -- Notes on the concept of the infinite in the history of western metaphysics -- God and infinity : theological insights from cantor's mathematics -- A (partially skeptical) response to Hart and Russel.

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