The Labours of Zeno – a Supertask indeed?

Ancient Philosophy Today 1 (1):1-17 (2019)
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It is usually supposed that, with his dichotomy paradox, Zeno gave birth to the modern so-called supertask debate – the debate of whether carrying out an infinite sequence of actions or operations...

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10.3366/anph.2019.0002

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