Abstract

This paper is an attempt to show that, by taking the Cartesian idea of "clear and distinct" perceptions to heart, the real solving of the Paradox can occur. Through the lens of "clear and distinct," it is eventually shown that the key to unraveling the Paradox lies in the way Zeno has conceived of the act of motion. All other attempts at solving the Paradox accept Zeno's misconception of the act of motion and try to solve the Paradox by manipulating Zeno's misrepresentation of what motion is. These solution attempts are never fully successful, based as they are on Zeno's mistake.