Arrow paradox
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The Arrow paradox is an ancient philosophical argument that challenges the coherence of motion by claiming that a flying arrow must be motionless at every instant of its flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arrow paradox canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zeno's paradox
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ancient Greek philosophical argument ⓘ philosophical paradox ⓘ |
| aimsToShow | the concept of motion is incoherent ⓘ |
| aimsToSupport | Parmenides' denial of change and motion ⓘ |
| concludes | the arrow is always at rest ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Zeno of Elea ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
ancient Greek logic
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metaphysical paradox ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| hasCounterArgument | motion is defined over intervals, not instants ⓘ |
| hasCounterArgumentBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
analytic philosophy of motion
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debates about the structure of time ⓘ discussions of supertasks ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
argument against atomistic conceptions of time
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challenge to the notion of time as a series of static instants ⓘ |
| hasMainClaim |
a flying arrow is motionless at every instant of its flight
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if time is composed of instants, motion is impossible ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
change
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continuity ⓘ infinity ⓘ instantaneous state ⓘ motion ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasModernResponse |
calculus-based account of instantaneous velocity
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continuous models of time and motion ⓘ four-dimensional spacetime interpretations ⓘ real analysis treatment of limits ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | Eleatic school ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to defend Eleatic monism
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to refute common-sense belief in motion ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
Aristotelian physics
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surface form:
Aristotle's Physics
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| isPartOf |
Paradoxes of motion
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surface form:
Zeno's arguments against motion
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| isRelatedTo |
Achilles and the tortoise
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surface form:
Achilles and the tortoise paradox
Dichotomy paradox ⓘ Stadium paradox ⓘ Paradoxes of motion ⓘ
surface form:
Zeno's paradoxes of motion
calculus ⓘ instantaneous velocity ⓘ measure theory ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| usesAssumption |
at any instant an object occupies a space equal to itself
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if an object is at rest in an instant, it is at rest during that instant ⓘ time is composed of discrete instants ⓘ |
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