Adrian Moore reaches the end of his journey through two and half millennia of philosophical thought about the infinite.In this final episode, he comes to the conclusion that his voyage through the worlds of philosophy, theology, mathematics and

Death and Immortality

Sep 29th, 2016 13m 41s

In his series on thought about infinity through the centuries, Adrian Moore has considered the topic through the lenses of philosophy, theology and mathematics. Now, in this penultimate episode, the focus is firmly on us. Adrian ponders our fin

The Cosmos

Sep 28th, 2016 13m 49s

Does space go on for ever? Are there infinitely many stars? These are some of the questions Adrian Moore explores in this episode in his series about philosophical thought concerning the infinite. With the help of the theories of the Ancient G

Crisis and Uncertainty

Sep 27th, 2016 13m 35s

Adrian Moore’s series on philosophical thought on infinity finds him mired in a near meltdown in mathematics.Adrian tells the story of the controversy caused by the work of the German mathematician, Georg Cantor, on the infinite. In a world

The Mathematics of the Infinitely Big

Sep 26th, 2016 13m 40s

Adrian Moore continues his exploration of two and a half millennia of philosophical thought on infinity.Discover the brilliant but tortured German mathematician, Georg Cantor, who devised a way of distinguishing between infinitely big numbers a

The Mathematics of the Infinitely Small

Sep 23rd, 2016 13m 38s

Having looked at the infinite in philosophical and theological terms, it’s time to view it through the lens of mathematics. In the fifth programme in his series, Adrian Moore introduces us to the pivotal role mathematics has played in the ques

The Infinite and Human Experience

Sep 22nd, 2016 13m 40s

Adrian Moore brings us to the verge of the modern world and the way we think now. He leaves the arguments of the medieval church and renaissance thinkers behind and steps into the world of enlightenment philosophy, as heralded by Rene Descartes

The Infinite and the Divine

Sep 20th, 2016 13m 43s

Adrian Moore reaches the third stage of his journey through thought about infinity, describing how the church attempted to stamp its authority on the debate and how that led to some explosive disagreements amongst medieval thinkers.With the hel

Aristotle’s Rapprochement

Sep 20th, 2016 13m 50s

In the second part of his journey through two and half millennia of philosophical thought, Adrian Moore introduces us to the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, who attempted a reconciliation between the idea of things going on for ever and ever and

Horror of the Infinite

Sep 19th, 2016 13m 38s

Adrian Moore starts his journey through philosophical thought on infinity over the last two and a half thousand years. In the first episode, he finds out why the idea made the Greeks so uncomfortable and introduces us to some of the first gre

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