Seeing the Infinite

According to the Humean consensus in philosophy, sense experience provides “no impression from which the idea of the infinite may be derived.” This talk explores the possibility that the consensus is mistaken. Can infinity  in fact exist in the physical world, and if so, can our senses give us epistemic access to it? An affirmative answer would have consequences not just for the philosophy of mathematics but also for epistemology and the philosophy of mind. The discovery that we can, against the odds, experience infinity would compel us to rethink what it means to experience something, and to rethink what our sources of knowledge for distinct realms (abstract and concrete) might be.

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For more information, call 845-758-7662, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Hegeman 204A

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