University Press of America
Pages: 120
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Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-7618-6146-1 • Hardback • November 2013 • $69.00 • (£53.00)
978-0-7618-6147-8 • eBook • November 2013 • $65.50 • (£50.00)
Ion Soteropoulos is an independent researcher, philosopher, and scientific metaphysician. She was born in Greece and studied philosophy at the University of Paris, where she founded the Apeiron Centre (AC), a philosophical organization. Her research interests include the nature and organizing principles of the physical universe, the human brain, and the meaning of our accelerating growth. This book is the result of thirty years of meditation on the nature of motion and its associated contradictions in light of Greek Ionian philosophy.
List of Figures
Preface
Chapter 1: Why Motion from a to b Is Impossible: The Analytic Principles of Thought Declare Motion Self-Contradictory
The Analytic Principle of Inequality and Temporal Order Destroys Motion from a to b
Analytic Convergence and the Apparent Passage to the Limit
Chapter 2: The Founding Principle of Continuous Motion
Chapter 3: Geometric Solution to the Problem of Motion: The Infinite Sphere
The Universal Motion of the Infinite Sphere
The Limiting Boundary of the Infinite Sphere
Chapter 4: What Is Quantity?
Complex Quantities in Bodies Moving at the Speed of Light
Is the Infinite Body Perceptible?
Chapter 5: How Powerful Is Our Brain?
Simple Bit/Complex Bit
The Finite Measure of the Brain’s Maximum Computational and Memory Powers
Cosmic Singularity and the Holographic Principle
The Cosmic Singularity’s Infinite Computational Power
The Cosmic Singularity’s Infinite Memory Power
The Infinite Measure of the Brain’s Maximum Computational and Memory Powers
Why in the Future We Do Not Need Computers
Chapter 6: Toward an Accomplished Humanism: A Critique of the Finite Analytic Paradigm of Contemporary Empirical Science
The Observable Universe Is Simple, Euclidean, and Time-Conditioned
The Paradox of the Indefinitely Accelerating Observable Universe
The Paradox of the Brain-Extending Technologies
The Principle of Computing Number Versus the Principle of Infinite Living Nature
Re-Linking With Our Inner Infinite Power Source
For an Accomplished Humanism
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
A work of impressive and original scholarship, Metaphysics of Infinity: The Problem of Motion and the Infinite Brain is an informed and informative study that is especially recommended to the attention of anyone with in interest in the logical mechanics of the physical universe, the capacity of the human brain, and integrated role of robots and artificial intelligence in the future. An understanding of elementary mathematical equations is required to fully appreciate the principles upon which Ion Soteropoulos has founded her presentation. An extraordinary and seminal contribution, Metaphysics of Infinity: The Problem of Motion and the Infinite Brain is thoughtful, thought-provoking, and highly recommended for academic library collections.
— Midwest Book Review