Paradoxes of motion

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Zeno's paradoxes philosophical paradox set thought experiment

Paradoxes of motion are a set of philosophical arguments, attributed to Zeno of Elea, that challenge the coherence of motion and plurality by revealing apparent contradictions in their logical description.

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Label	Occurrences
Zeno's paradoxes of motion	4
Zeno's paradoxes	2
Paradoxes of motion canonical	1
Zeno's arguments against motion	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zeno's paradoxes ⓘ philosophical paradox set ⓘ thought experiment ⓘ
addressedBy	Aristotelian physics ⓘ surface form: Aristotle's Physics calculus of infinitesimals ⓘ mathematical concept of convergent series ⓘ real analysis ⓘ
aim	to challenge the coherence of motion ⓘ to challenge the coherence of plurality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Zeno's paradoxes of motion ⓘ
associatedWith	Eleatic school ⓘ
attributedTo	Zeno of Elea ⓘ
centralQuestion	how motion is possible if space and time are infinitely divisible ⓘ whether an infinite number of tasks can be completed in finite time ⓘ
epistemicStatus	apparent contradictions rather than formal contradictions ⓘ
field	metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of motion ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ philosophy of space and time ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Greek philosophy ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greek philosophy
includes	Achilles and the tortoise ⓘ surface form: Achilles and the tortoise paradox Arrow paradox ⓘ Dichotomy paradox ⓘ Stadium paradox ⓘ
influenced	development of calculus ⓘ measure theory ⓘ modern analysis of infinity ⓘ philosophical debates on space and time ⓘ theories of limits ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Ancient Greek ⓘ
logicalForm	argument from divisibility ⓘ argument from infinite tasks ⓘ
mainTheme	continuity ⓘ divisibility of space and time ⓘ infinity ⓘ motion ⓘ plurality ⓘ
pedagogicalUse	to illustrate issues about infinity and limits in philosophy and mathematics ⓘ
questionedBy	Aristotle ⓘ
relatedConcept	actual infinity ⓘ continuum ⓘ discrete vs continuous models of space ⓘ potential infinity ⓘ supertasks ⓘ
statusInContemporaryPhilosophy	widely discussed and analyzed ⓘ
uses	infinite division of space ⓘ infinite division of time ⓘ reductio ad absurdum reasoning ⓘ

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Zeno of Elea → notableWork → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

Eleatic school → associatedWith → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

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Paradoxes of plurality → relatedTo → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's paradoxes of motion

Achilles and the tortoise → isPartOf → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's paradoxes of motion

Arrow paradox → isPartOf → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's arguments against motion

Arrow paradox → isRelatedTo → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's paradoxes of motion

Stadium paradox → partOf → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's paradoxes of motion

Beyond the Limits of Thought → influencedBy → Paradoxes of motion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zeno's paradoxes