A History of the Infinite Podcast
1) Where Does This Leave Us?
Adrian Moore reaches the end of his journey through two and half millennia of philosophical thought about the infinite. In the final episode, he comes to the conclusion that his voyage through the wo...Show More
2) Death and Immortality
In his series on thought about infinity through the centuries, Adrian Moore has considered the topic through the lenses of philosophy, theology and mathematics. Now, as the series reaches the penultim...Show More
3) The Cosmos
Does space go on for ever? Are there infinitely many stars? These are some of the questions Adrian Moore explores in the eighth episode in his series about philosophical thought concerning the infinit...Show More
4) Crisis and Uncertainty
Adrian Moore's series on philosophical thought on infinity finds him mired in a near meltdown in mathematics. In episode 7, Adrian tells the story of the controversy caused by the work of the German ...Show More
5) The Mathematics of the Infinitely Big
Adrian Moore continues his exploration of two and a half millennia of philosophical thought on infinity. In episode six, we meet the brilliant but tortured German mathematician, Georg Cantor, who dev...Show More
6) The Mathematics of the Infinitely Small
Having looked at the infinite in philosophical and theological terms, it's time to view it through the lens of mathematics. In the fifth programme in his series, Adrian Moore introduces us to the pivo...Show More
7) The Infinite and Human Experience
Adrian Moore brings us to the verge of the modern world and the way we think now. He leaves the arguments of the medieval church and renaissance thinkers behind and steps into the world of enlightenme...Show More
8) The Infinite and the Divine
Adrian Moore reaches the third stage of his journey through thought about infinity, describing how the church attempted to stamp its authority on the debate and how that led to some explosive disagree...Show More
9) Aristotle's Rapprochement
In the second part of his journey through two and half millennia of philosophical thought, Adrian Moore introduces us to the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, who attempted a reconciliation between the id...Show More
10) Horror of the Infinite
Adrian Moore starts his journey through philosophical thought on infinity over the last two and a half thousand years. In the first episode, he finds out why the idea made the Greeks so uncomfortable ...Show More