apeiron

Japanese: apeiron
apeiron

…In ancient Greece, the theory of infinity was established at the intersection of philosophy and mathematics. There, infinity was called apeiron, and was literally something without clear limitations, limits, or form. From this point of view, infinity must be something negative, negative. …

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Japanese:

…古代ギリシアでは無限論は哲学と数学の交錯の上に成立した。そこでは無限はアペイロンapeironと呼ばれ,文字どおり明確な限定,限界のない,形のないものである。この点からすると無限は消極的,否定的なものとならざるをえない。…

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