Infinity


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1 The general theory of infinity.
2 The definite and indefinite, the measured and the indeterminate.
3 The infinite in being and quantity, the actual and potential infinite, the formal and the material infinite.
4 Infinity in the logical order.
5 The infinity of negative and indefinite terms.
6 The distinction between negative and infinite judgments.
7 Infinite regression in analysis and reasoning.
8 The infinite in quantity, infinite magnitudes and multitudes.
9 Number, the infinite of division and addition.
10 The infinite divisibility of continuous quantities, the infinitesimal, the method of exhaustion and the theory of limits.
11 The infinity of asymptotes and parallels.
12 The infinite extent of space or space as finite yet unbounded.
13 The infinite duration of time and motion.
14 The infinity of matter.
15 The infinite quantity or extent of matter, the problem of an actually infinite body.
16 The infinite divisibility of matter, the issue concerning atoms or elementary particles.
17 The infinite potentiality of matter, the conception of prime or formless matter.
18 Infinity in the world.
19 The infinite number of things and the infinite number of kinds.
20 The number of causes.
21 The finite and the infinite in the nature of man.
22 The infinity of desire and will, the limits of human capacity.
23 The infinity of the intellect, man's knowledge of the infinite.
24 The infinity of God.
25 The infinite being or essence of God.
26 The infinite power of God.
27 God's infinite goodness and love.
28 God's infinite knowledge.


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