Open AccessTWO TRADITIONS OF THE ACTUAL INFINITY INTERPRETATION
Author(s) -
Vladimir Nikolaevich Katasonov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
metafizika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2224-7580
DOI - 10.22363/2224-7580-2021-3-47-62
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , infinity , foundation (evidence) , epistemology , philosophy , ideology , mathematics , law , linguistics , political science , mathematical analysis , politics
The article considers two traditions in the interpretation of the actual infinity. One is associated with the name of Nicholas of Cusa, the other with the name of Rene Descartes. It is shown how Nicholas of Cusa within the framework of his idea of the coincidentia oppositorum overcomes the traditional Aristotelian norms of philosophizing, while Descartes puts the finitist ideology at the foundation of both his theology and the theory of knowledge.