Reflecting on Absolute Infinity

Philip D Welch; Leon F M Horsten

doi:10.5840/jphil201611325

Reflecting on Absolute Infinity

Philip D Welch, Leon F M Horsten

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This article is concerned with reflection principles in the context of Cantor’s conception of the set theoretic universe. We argue that within such a conception reflection principles can be formulated that confer intrinsic plausibility to strong axioms of infinity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-111
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Philosophy
Volume	113
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil201611325
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2016

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- School of Mathematics - Professor of Pure Mathematics
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- Set Theory and Logic
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