21. Zeno's Paradox Zeno s paradox. In order for a person to cross a room, that personmust first cross the halfway point of the room. In order to reach http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/3022/zeno.html

Zeno's Paradox In order for a person to cross a room, that person must first cross the halfway point of the room. In order to reach the halfway point, the person must first reach the midpoint between the origin of the walk and the halfway point. And to reach halfway to the halfway point, the person must cross the halfway to the halfway to the halfway point. Zeno argued that the process could be continued forever. The gist of the argument is that in order to reach the other side of the room, an infinite number of points must be crossed. And logic tells us that an infinite number of points cannot be crossed in a finite period of time. Therefore, it is impossible to cross a room. QED. Back to the Paradox Page.

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Zeno's Paradox of Tortoise and Achilles: Zeno of Elea ( circa 450 b.c.) is credited with creating several famous paradoxes, but by far the best known is the paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles. (Achilles was the great Greek hero of Homer's The Illiad .) It has inspired many writers and thinkers through the ages, notably Lewis Carroll and Douglas Hofstadter, who also wrote dialogues involving the Tortoise and Achilles. The original goes something like this: The Tortoise challenged Achilles to a race, claiming that he would win as long as Achilles gave him a small head start. Achilles laughed at this, for of course he was a mighty warrior and swift of foot, whereas the Tortoise was heavy and slow. "How big a head start do you need?" he asked the Tortoise with a smile. "Ten meters," the latter replied. Achilles laughed louder than ever. "You will surely lose, my friend, in that case," he told the Tortoise, "but let us race, if you wish it." "On the contrary," said the Tortoise, "I will win, and I can prove it to you by a simple argument."

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Zeno's paradoxes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zeno's paradoxes are a set of paradoxes conceived by Zeno of Elea to support Parmenides 's doctrine that all evidence of the senses is misleading, and particularly that there is no motion Several of Zeno's eight surviving paradoxes (preserved in Aristotle 's Physics and Simplicius Achilles and the tortoise , that of a rock thrown at a tree Zeno's paradoxes were a major problem for ancient and medieval philosophers , who found no satisfactory solution to them. Mathematicians thought they had done with Zeno's paradoxes with the invention of the calculus and methods of handling infinite sequences by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the 17th century , and then again when certain problems with their methods were resolved by the reformulation of the calculus and infinite series methods in the 19th century. Many philosophers, and certainly engineers, generally went along with the mathematical results. Nevertheless, Zeno's paradoxes are still hotly debated by philosophers in academic circles. Infinite processes have remained theoretically troublesome. LEJ Brouwer , a Dutch mathematician of the 19th and 20th century, and founder of the Intuitionist school, was the most prominent of those who rejected arguments, including proofs, involving infinities. In this he followed

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Zeno's paradoxes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Zeno's paradox Zeno's paradoxes are a set of paradoxes conceived by Zeno of Elea to support Parmenides 's doctrine that all evidence of the senses is misleading, and particularly that there is no motion Several of Zeno's eight surviving paradoxes (preserved in Aristotle 's Physics and Simplicius Achilles and the tortoise , that of a rock thrown at a tree Zeno's paradoxes were a major problem for ancient and medieval philosophers , who found no satisfactory solution to them. Mathematicians thought they had done with Zeno's paradoxes with the invention of the calculus and methods of handling infinite sequences by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the 17th century , and then again when certain problems with their methods were resolved by the reformulation of the calculus and infinite series methods in the 19th century. Many philosophers, and certainly engineers, generally went along with the mathematical results. Nevertheless, Zeno's paradoxes are still hotly debated by philosophers in academic circles. Infinite processes have remained theoretically troublesome. LEJ Brouwer , a Dutch mathematician of the 19th and 20th century, and founder of the Intuitionist school, was the most prominent of those who rejected arguments, including proofs, involving infinities. In this he followed

25. Zeno's_paradox Zeno s paradox(es). As everyone knows, it is impossible to ever get anywhere. Anotherversion of Zeno s paradox involves a race between Achilles and a Tortoise. http://faculty.ssu.edu/~kmshanno/zeno.htm

Zeno's Paradox(es) As everyone knows, it is impossible to ever get anywhere. If you are currently at point A and wish to move to a different point, B you must first traverse half the distance from A to B then half the remaining distance, then half the still remaining distance, ad infinitum. No matter what you do, you will always have half the remaining distance left, right? This version of Zeno's paradox has even made it to Hollywood, featured in the 1994 film, IQ, where Meg Ryan's character uses the paradox in an attempt to fend off the charismatic mechanic played by Tim Robbins. Of course you can debunk this one as easily as he did. Simply walk across the room and out the door. You know you get there. So what was wrong with Zeno? Another version of Zeno's paradox involves a race between Achilles and a Tortoise. Achilles can run 10 times as fast as the tortoise and therefore gives the tortoise a ten meter head start. However, if the tortoise has a ten meter head start how can Achilles ever catch him? By the time Achilles reaches the 10 meter mark, the tortoise will be at 11 meters. By the time Achilles gets there the tortoise will be at 11.1 meters and so on. This process of looking at where the tortoise will be when Achilles catches up to where he WAS can be repeated indefinitely creating an infinite sequence of snapshots all showing the tortoise still ahead. Therefore, Achilles, even though he runs ten times as fast as the tortoise, will never catch up. Next Page Outline Home K.M.Shannon

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Zeno's Paradox "The slower when running will never be overtaken by the quicker; for that which is pursuing must first reach the point from which that which is fleeing started, so that the slower must necessarily always be some distance ahead." May 23, 2004 Gone I've moved my personal weblog from this site to TypePad . Please update your bookmarks and RSS feedreaders accordingly. Posted by br284 at 01:13 PM Comments (1) May 13, 2004 Goodbye Seattle I just finished watching the Frasier series finale. I doubted that I'd like the ending, but was proven wrong. Two thumbs up. Posted by br284 at 10:54 PM Comments (3) Last of the E-Mail Fallout I received a reply to my reply about the Bush e-mail this morning. The sender was very reasonable in his response, and I rightfully felt like a jerk for my outburst yesterday. He came across as very calm and collected, in stark contrast to my bitter and angry tone. I sent a note back saying thanks and apologizing and included a few questions I was hoping that he could answer for me so I could get a better view of his positions and opinions. Hopefully I have not burned this bridge too badly and can engage in a dialog and learn something in the process. I'm hoping to pinpoint the roots of our differences in opinions and understand a bit better about the sharp divide separating the two. Just out of curiosity, is there anyone who is fairly neutral towards Bush and the current administration? People seem to either support him strongly or oppose him strongly. Posted by br284 at

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back to list Zeno's Paradox Q: Hi, Two Questions... First one is about matter,light and energy. If there is such thing as anti-matter, could that mean the energy would be negative. And since light is a form of energy, could there be anti-light? For example, could there be such a thing as a "Flashdark" or Anti-FlashLight that would cast a shadow, or beam of anti-light? Next question is about math in respect to time. Say we were to throw something at a wall. And the time it took to reach the wall (from my hand) was 1 second. It would then make sence to say that at about .5 seconds, the ball was half way there. And at .25 seconds it was approximately a quarter of the way there, if you kept dividing in half, time will have never reached zero, therefore the ball will have never been in my hand. This seems weird, but mathematically it doesn't seem to make sence.. Thanks :) Micah (age ) ouc Canada A: Hi Micah, 1a) Yes, there is such a thing as antimatter, and it is routinely produced and studied in physics laboratories around the world. Take a look at our antimatter answers , or use the search function to look for answers containing the word "antimatter".

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vitia Main April 19, 2004 Zeno's Paradox Early draft of my part of a panel proposal got done, and coordination of the "Defining Class" workshop is proceeding well, with some kind and enthusiastic feedback from folks who might participate, and some really helpful comments. In between these two conference-organizing activities, I think I've received and answered more e-mails in the past week than I've done all semester. For a shy person and an introvert like myself, that's a pretty big deal, and takes some not inconsiderable psychic energy. Still, the weather's improved seventy degrees! and it feels like things are moving forward. My favorite part about owning the new boots from San Antonio is getting back into the regular rhythm of polishing them. Casual shoes don't require as much care as boots, but the care that you give boots gets rewarded: I still have my twelve-year-old pair of basic training combat boots, and the leather has come to fit my feet absolutely perfectly. There's something relaxing and almost zen-like about the physical movement of polishing a boot; of cleaning it with a lanolin-based lotion, then applying the Lincoln wax with a dauber, and brushing out the wax, buffing it with a soft, dry cloth, and finally taking it to a high gloss shine with just the tiniest bit of lotion on the cloth. The boots were expensive, but I anticipate I'll have them twenty years or more. That's far better than any rubber-soled shoe I've ever owned.

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Encyclopedia Entry for Zeno's paradox Dictionary Definition of Zeno's paradox Zeno's paradoxes are a set of paradoxes conceived by Zeno of Elea to support Parmenides 's doctrine that all evidence of the senses is misleading, and particularly that there is no motion Several of Zeno's eight surviving paradoxes (preserved in Aristotle 's Physics and Simplicius 's commentary thereon) are essentially equivalent to one another; and most of them were regarded, even in ancient times, as very easy to refute. Three of the strongest and most famousthat of Achilles and the tortoise , that of a rock thrown at a tree , and that of an arrow in flightare given here. Zeno's paradoxes may seem trivial today, but they were a major problem for ancient and medieval philosophers , who found no satisfactory solution until the 17th century , with the mathematical results on infinite sequences and calculus Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Achilles and the tortoise 2 The rock thrown towards a tree 3 The arrow paradox 4 External links Achilles and the tortoise In the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise, we imagine the Greek hero Achilles in a footrace with the plodding reptile. Because he is so fast a runner, Achilles graciously allows the tortoise a head start of a hundred feet. If we suppose that each racer start running at some constant speed (one very fast and one very slow), then after some finite

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Zeno's Paradox While critical thinking may not make up for a lack of knowledge, it is essential for gaining knowledge. Thursday, March 11, 2004: Critical Thinking, Science, Influence: Hickok's Letter Regarding High School Science Curriculum The following is an unconfirmed copy of the text of the letter from Gene Hickok, the United States Department of Education's Acting Deputy Secretary, to Linda McCulloch, Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction, clarifying that "Intelligent Design" is not required to be part of science curriculum. By: US Dept. of Education US Dept. of Education March 8, 2004 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY March 8, 2004 By facsimile (406-444-2893) and US Mail Ms. Linda McCulloch Superintendent of Public Instruction Montana Office of Public Instruction Post Office Box 202501 Helena, Montana 59620-2501 Dear Superintendent McCulloch: Thank you for your recent letter to Secretary Paige regarding your question about high school science curriculum and differing scientific viewpoints under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). In particular, you have asked whether the NCLB requires the inclusion of “Intelligent Design” in the science curriculum. Under the ESEA, each State is required to have challenging science content and achievement standards in place no later than the 2005-2006 school year, and science assessments no later than the 2007-2008 school year. As you may know and by way of background, the ESEA places clear limitations upon the Federal government with respect to standards. Congress clearly stated that standards—in this case science standards—are not required to be submitted to the Secretary of Education for approval, and that no State shall be required to have its standards approved or certified by the Federal government in order to receive assistance under the ESEA. 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(1)(A); 20 U.S.C. § 7907 (c)(1).

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Home Articles Games Portals ... Contact Us Paradoxes The fifth in Francis Moorcroft's series looking at some the classic philosophical paradoxes. No. 5 Zeno's Paradox Francis Moorcroft The four Paradoxes of Zeno, which attempt to show that motion is impossible, are most conveniently treated as two pairs of paradoxes. The reasons for this will hopefully become clearer later. The first two paradoxes are as follows. The Racecourse or Stadium argues that an athlete in a race will never be able to start. The reason for this is that before the runner can complete the whole course they have to complete half the course; and before they can complete half the course they have to complete a quarter; and before they can complete a quarter they have to complete an eighth; and so on. Therefore the runner has to complete an infinite amount of events in a finite amount of time - assuming that the race is to be run in a finite amount of time. As it is impossible to do an infinite amount of things in a finite amount of time, the race can never be started and so motion is impossible! The second paradox is that of Achilles and the Tortoise, where in a race, Achilles gives the Tortoise a head start. The argument attempts to show that even though Achilles runs faster than the Tortoise, he will never catch her. The argument is as follows: when Achilles reaches the point at which the Tortoise started, the Tortoise is no longer there, having advanced some distance; when Achilles arrives at the point where the Tortoise was when Achilles arrived at the point where the Tortoise started, the Tortoise is no longer there, having advanced some distance; and so on. Hence Achilles can never catch the Tortoise, no matter how much faster he may run!

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